medicamentarius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

mĕdĭcāmentārĭus, a, um, adj. [medicamentum], of or belonging to drugs or to poisons; only subst.

I mĕdĭcāmen-tārĭus , ii, m.

A A druggist, apothecary , Plin. 19, 6, 33, § 110.—

B A preparer of poisons : homicida vel medicamentarius, Cod. Th. 3, 16, 1.—

II mĕdĭcāmentā-rĭa , ae, f., a female mixer of poisons : moecha vel medicamentaria, Cod. Th. 3, 16, 1.—

B The art of preparing drugs, pharmacy : medicamentaria a Chirone (reperta), Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 196.