medicinal

[muh-dis-uh-nl]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial.

   medicinal properties; medicinal substances.

2. unpalatable; disagreeable.

   a medicinal taste.

medicinal

/ mɛˈdɪsɪnəl /

adjective

1. relating to or having therapeutic properties

noun

1. a medicinal substance

Other Word Forms

• medicinally adverb
• nonmedicinal adjective
• nonmedicinally adverb
• semimedicinal adjective
• unmedicinal adjective
• unmedicinally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of medicinal¹

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

Example Sentences

Cannabis "flower" - or buds - have hardly ever been prescribed on the NHS since the law changed to allow it for medicinal reasons in 2018, but there is a growing private industry.

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Naru knows things, like how to gather and use medicinal plants, and notices things men don’t, like the way the otherworldly butcher hunting the rest of her party uses his tools and how they work.

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When they visit St. Cloud’s and meet Dr. Larch, they are disconcerted by “an antiseptic smell, or something medicinal” in his office.

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The results also lend modern scientific support to traditional medicinal knowledge, helping bridge ancient practice and contemporary medicine.

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Luyors said it would ensure future advertising did not refer to "acne" or other terms that could imply a medicinal claim.

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