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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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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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