medicinal
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medicinal
- /məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/ US, UK
- /-sə-/ US, UK
- /məˈdɪs.nəl/ US, UK
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From Latin medicīnālis. By surface analysis, medicine + -al.
adjective medcinal
- Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
- Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain. Though not poisonous, this mildly psychoactive mushroom has valuable medicinal properties. Extracted agents could be used to enhance medi-gels pain-reducing capabilities.
- Tasting like medicine; particularly of unpleasant or artificially sweet or bitter flavours.
noun medicinals · medcinal
- Any plant that can be used for medicinal purposes.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: medicative, healthful, medication, therapeutics, drug, medicine, healing, medical, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, homeopathic, pharmacy, physician, therapeutic, biocidal, haze
Translations
Every language
adj of or pertaining to medicine
| Deutsch | Medizin- |
|---|---|
| Русский | медицинский medicinskij |
adj tending to cure disease
| Español | medicinal, medicamentoso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 藥 /药, 藥材 /药材 yàocái, 藥物 /药物 yàowù |
| Français | médicinal, médicamenteux |
| Deutsch | medikamentös, medizinal, medizinisch, Arznei-, Heil- |
| Italiano | medicamentoso, medicinale |
| Română | medicinal, vindecător |
| Русский | лека́рственный lekárstvennyj, лече́бный lečébnyj, медици́нский medicínskij |
| العربية | عِلَاجِيّ ʕilājiyy |
adj tasting like medicine
| 中文 | 有藥味的 /有药味的 yǒuyàowèi de |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | medizinisch |
noun plant used medicinally
| Español | planta medicinal |
|---|---|
| Português | planta medicinal |
| Deutsch | Heilpflanze, Arzneipflanze |
Talk about this word "medicinal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/medicinal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. medicinal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/medicinal "medicinal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/medicinal.Cite this
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title = {medicinal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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