medicinal

[ muh-dis-uh-nl ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.

  2. unpalatable; disagreeable: a medicinal taste.

Origin of medicinal

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word medicīnālis.See medicine, -al1

Other words from medicinal

  • me·dic·i·nal·ly, adverb
  • non·me·dic·i·nal, adjective
  • non·me·dic·i·nal·ly, adverb
  • sem·i·me·dic·i·nal, adjective
  • un·me·dic·i·nal, adjective
  • un·me·dic·i·nal·ly, adverb

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How to use medicinal in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for medicinal

medicinal

/ (mɛˈdɪsɪnəl) /


adjective
  1. relating to or having therapeutic properties

noun
  1. a medicinal substance

Derived forms of medicinal

  • medicinally, adverb

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