2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Magistral \Mag"is*tral\, n. 1. (Med.) A sovereign medicine or remedy. [Obs.] --Burton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fort.) A magistral line. [1913 Webster] 3. (Metal.) Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Magistral \Mag"is*tral\, a. [L. magistralis: cf. F. magistral. See {Magistrate}.] 1. Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic. [1913 Webster] 2. Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a magistral sirup. "Some magistral opiate." --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Pharmacy) Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; -- opposed to {officinal}, and said of prescriptions and medicines. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] {Magistral line} (Fort.), the guiding line, or outline, by which the form of the work is determined. It is usually the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the top line of the escarp in permanent fortifications. [1913 Webster]
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