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dis⋅pen⋅sa⋅to⋅ry

  [di-spen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
2. a dispensary.
Origin:
1560–70; < ML dispēnsātōrium, LL dispēnsātōrius of management, equiv. to L dispēnsā(re) (see dispense ) + -tōrium -tory 2
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dis·pen·sa·to·ry   (dĭ-spěn'sə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
n.   pl. dis·pen·sa·to·ries
A book in which the contents, preparation, and uses of medicines are described; a pharmacopoeia.
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Main Entry: dis·pen·sa·to·ry
Pronunciation: dis-'pen(t)-s&-"tOr-E, -"tor-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
1 : a book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of the drugs and preparations used in medicine —compare PHARMACOPOEIA 1
2 : DISPENSARY
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dispensatory dis·pen·sa·to·ry (dĭ-spěn'sə-tôr'ē)
n.
A book in which the contents, preparation, physiologic action, and therapeutic uses of medicines are described.

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