Magistral

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.
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     2. (Fort.) A magistral line.
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     3. (Metal.) Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation
        of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and
        South America.
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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.
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     2. Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor;
        hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a magistral sirup. "Some
        magistral opiate." --Bacon.
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     3. (Pharmacy) Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special
        case; -- opposed to {officinal}, and said of prescriptions
        and medicines. --Dunglison.
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     {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.
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