mag|is|tral

mag|is|tral
mag|is|tral «MAJ uh struhl, muh JIHS truhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. Pharmacy. prescribed or prepared for a particular occasion: »

a magistral prescription.

2. of or like a magistral line; principal: »

The principal or magistral gallery runs all round the work (J. M. Spearman).

3. magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic: »

Magistral powers…of the forceful and free over the weak and servile elements of life (John Ruskin).

–n.
= magistral line. (Cf.magistral line)
[< Latin magistrālis < magister a master. See etym. of doublet mistral. (Cf.mistral).]
mag´is|tral|ly, adverb.

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  • mag´is|tral|ly — mag|is|tral «MAJ uh struhl, muh JIHS truhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. Pharmacy. prescribed or prepared for a particular occasion: »a magistral prescription. 2. of or like a magistral line; principal: »The principal or magistral gallery runs all… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tral — ac·cip·i·tral; ad·ros·tral; am·phi·the·a·tral; an·as·tral; an·ces·tral; an·tral; ar·bi·tral; aus·tral·or·bis; aus·tral·orp; ca·das·tral; cam·pes·tral; cen·tral·id; cen·tral·ism; cen·tral·ite; cen·tral·i·ty; cen·tral·i·za·tion; cen·tral·ize;… …   English syllables

  • mag — aero·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ism; an·ti·mag·ma·tist; an·ti·mag·net·ic; cag·mag; he·mag·glut·i·nate; he·mag·glu·ti·na·tion; he·mag·glu·ti·nin; hy·po·mag·ne·se·mia; mag·a·dis; mag·a·dize;… …   English syllables

  • magistral — mag·is·tral …   English syllables

  • magistrality — mag·is·tral·i·ty …   English syllables

  • magistrally — mag·is·tral·ly …   English syllables

  • magistral — mag•is•tral [[t]ˈmædʒ ə strəl[/t]] adj. magisterial 1) • Etymology: 1565–75; < L magistrālis of a master mag′is•tral•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • is — is·ti·o·phor·i·dae; is·ti·oph·o·rus; is·tle; jan·is·sary; jar·gon·is·tic; jef·fer·is·ite; jour·nal·is·tic; kak·is·toc·ra·cy; kar·y·or·rhex·is; la·bor·is·tic; le·gal·is·tic; leg·is·late; leg·is·la·tion; leg·is·la·tive·ly; leg·is·la·tor;… …   English syllables

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • magistral — Denoting a preparation compounded according to a physician s prescription, in contrast to officinal (derived from a pharmacist s stock). [L. magister, master] * * * ma·gis·tral maj ə strəl, mə jis trəl adj concocted or prescribed by a physician… …   Medical dictionary

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