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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

dispensatory

/dih-spen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // dɪˈspɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //UK // (dɪˈspɛnsətərɪ, -trɪ) //

药房,调剂室,调剂站,调剂

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural dis·pen·sa·to·ries.

    • : a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
    • : a dispensary.

Examples

  • Dispensatory: Described as a gentle nervous stimulant useful in diseases in which the nerves are especially affected.

  • Dispensatory: The leaves have been supposed to be useful in chronic catarrh and other pectoral affections.

  • In doses of from three to five grains, according to the United States Dispensatory, "it produces peculiar wakefulness."

  • But let us peep into the 19th edition of the United States Dispensatory.

  • Goat's Blood is mentioned in the English Dispensatory of 1742 as "deservedly almost forgot."

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