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

Derived Forms

• meˈdicinally, adverb

Other Words From

• 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
• unme·dici·nal·ly 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

A research team at the University of Vienna, led by medicinal chemist Markus Muttenthaler, has developed a new class of oral peptide therapeutic leads for treating chronic abdominal pain.

From Science Daily

A vegan who smokes medicinal herbs and has no time for Midwestern niceties, Robyn has had many lives.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a fun and informative way to get some history about the uses of these plants, from culinary and medicinal to making musical instruments or weaving baskets.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s an ayurvedic practice meant to reflect “vata season,” characterized by the ancient medicinal practice originating in India, as dry, cool and windy.

From Los Angeles Times

The scent of copal, a tree resin used by Mesoamerican cultures for spiritual, medicinal and practical rituals, wafts through the space.

From Salon