medicinal
adjective
me·dic·i·nal
mə-ˈdis-nəl,
-ˈdi-sᵊn-əl
in Shakespeare & Milton ˌme-di-ˈsī-nᵊl,
& ˈmed-sə-nəl
1
: tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain
a medicinal compound
the plant's medicinal properties
used for medicinal purposes
2
: salutary
medicinal
noun
Examples of medicinal in a Sentence
This drug is to be used only for medicinal purposes.
even in Roman times the hot mineral springs of Bath, England, were believed to possess medicinal properties
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
And yet there’s so many unbelievable medicinal properties that mushrooms that don’t even have psilocybin have to offer.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Many of these plants were brought to America for their medicinal properties.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Winter squash is considered a medicinal plant in some parts of the world.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for medicinal
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“Medicinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medicinal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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medicinal
adjective
me·dic·i·nal
mə-ˈdis-nəl
-ᵊn-əl
: tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain
medicinally
adverb
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Medical Definition
medicinal
1 of 2 adjective
me·dic·i·nal
mə-ˈdis-nəl, -ᵊn-əl
: of, relating to, or being medicine : tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain
medicinal
2 of 2 noun
: a medicinal substance : medicine
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