Meaning of MEDICINAL
| Pronunciation: | | mi'disinul
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[adj] having the properties of medicine; "medicative drugs"; "medicinal herbs"; "medicinal properties" |
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MEDICINAL is a 9 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | healthful, medicative |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Me*dic"i*nal\, a. [L. medicinalis: cf. F.
m['e]dicinal. See {Medicine}.]
1. Having curative or palliative properties; used for the
cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal
tinctures, plants, or springs.
Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their
medicinal gum. --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.
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| | Related Terms: | | adjuvant, alexipharmic, alterative, analeptic, corrective, curative, healing, iatric, medical, medicative, pharmaceutical, remedial, restorative, roborant, sanative, sanatory, therapeutic, theriac |
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