'Medicinal' definitions:
Definition of 'medicinal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having the properties of medicine; "medicative drugs"; "medicinal herbs"; "medicinal properties" [syn: medicative, medicinal]
Definition of 'Medicinal'
From: GCIDE
- Medicinal \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. [1913 Webster]
- Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their medicinal gum. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to medicine; medical. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'medicinal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjuvant,
- alexipharmic,
- alterative,
- analeptic,
- corrective,
- curative,
- healing,
- iatric,
- medical,
- medicative,
- pharmaceutical,
- remedial,
- restorative,
- roborant,
- sanative,
- sanatory,
- therapeutic,
- theriac
Words containing 'Medicinal'
- Medicinable,
- Medicinally,
- Medicine,
- Clinical medicine,
- Forensic medicine,
- Institutes of medicine,
- Medicine Bow,
- Medicine Lake,
- Medicine Lodge,
- Medicine Park,
- Medicine bag,
- Medicine man,
- Medicine seal,
- Psychical medicine,
- Suggestive medicine,
- Yellow Medicine,
- aerospace medicine,
- alternative medicine,
- aviation medicine,
- bachelor of medicine,
- botanical medicine,
- cold medicine,
- complementary medicine,
- dental medicine,
- doctor of medicine,
- emergency medicine,
- family medicine,
- general medicine,
- herbal medicine,
- holistic medicine,
- internal medicine,
- medicinal drug,
- medicinal leech,
- medicine ball,
- medicine cabinet,
- medicine chest,
- medicine dropper,
- nuclear medicine,
- patent medicine,
- pediatric medicine,
- pharmacological medicine,
- practice of medicine,
- prescription medicine,
- preventive medicine,
- psychological medicine,
- school of medicine,
- socialized medicine,
- space medicine,
- sports medicine,
- thoracic medicine,
- tropical medicine,
- urogenital medicine,
- veterinary medicine,
- Epidermic administration of medicine,
- Medicine Bow, WY,
- Medicine Lake, MN,
- Medicine Lake, MT,
- Medicine Lodge, KS,
- Medicine Park, OK,
- Yellow Medicine County,
- Yellow Medicine, MN,
- doctor of dental medicine,
- national library of medicine,
- over-the-counter medicine,
- Yellow Medicine County, MN,
- lipid-lowering medicine,
- u.s. national library of medicine,
- united states national library of medicine