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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

/ ³¾É›Ëˆ»åɪ²õɪ²ÔÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. relating to or having therapeutic properties
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a medicinal substance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ³¾±ðˈ»å¾±³¦¾±²Ô²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾±ð·»å¾±³¦î€ƒi·²Ô²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôm±ð·»å¾±³¦î€ƒi·²Ô²¹±ô adjective
  • non³¾±ð·»å¾±³¦î€ƒi·²Ô²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ±ð³¾î€…i·³¾±ð·»å¾±³¦î€ƒi·²Ô²¹±ô adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôm±ð·»å¾±³¦î€ƒi·²Ô²¹±ô adjective
  • un³¾±ð·»å¾±³¦î€ƒi·²Ô²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of medicinal1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word ³¾±ð»å¾±³¦Ä«²ÔÄå±ô¾±²õ. See medicine, -al 1
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He said he was unaware of any bogus claims of medicinal value for sea lion body parts, as is sometimes noted for rhino horns or donkey skins.

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