medicinal

[muh-dis-uh-nl] Origin

me·dic·i·nal

[muh-dis-uh-nl]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
2.
unpalatable; disagreeable: a medicinal taste.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Latin medicīnālis. See medicine, -al1

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
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un·me·dic·i·nal·ly, adverb
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World English Dictionary
medicinal (mɛˈdɪsɪnəl)
 
adj
1.  relating to or having therapeutic properties
 
n
2.  a medicinal substance
 
me'dicinally
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

medicinal
mid-14c., from L. medicinalis pertaining to medicine, from medicina (see medicine).
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Medical Dictionary

medicinal me·dic·i·nal (mĭ-dĭs'ə-nəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or having the properties of medicine.

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