medicinal

CEFRC1

/məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/

adjective · noun

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Used to prevent or treat illness.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Tasting like medicine; particularly of unpleasant or artificially sweet or bitter flavours.

Examples

  • Ancient Germanic tribes used medicinal herbs in their attempts to cure diseases.

  • In the botanical garden, there are many aromatic and medicinal herbs.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /-sə-/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.

  2. Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Any plant that can be used for medicinal purposes.

More examples

In context

  • Though not poisonous, this mildly psychoactive mushroom has valuable medicinal properties. Extracted agents could be used to enhance medi-gels pain-reducing capabilities.

  • The town [Cheltenham] "is celebrated for its medicinal waters" and "has been for the last sixty years one of the most elegant and fashionable watering places in England".

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Origin

adjective

From Latin medicīnālis. By surface analysis, medicine + -al.