dispensatory Meaning, Definition & Usage
Dis*pen"sa*to*ry adjective
Etymology
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Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations. "Dispensatory power." Bp. Rainbow.
Dis*pen"sa*to*ry noun
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A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacop&oe;ia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by government.