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medicinal

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See also: médicinal

English

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Etymology

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From Latin medicīnālis, equivalent to medicine +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /məˈdɪsənəl/, /məˈdɪsnəl/, /mɛˈdɪsɪnəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

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medicinal (not comparable)

  1. Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
  2. Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
    • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Amanita jatanum, Elaaden:
      Though not poisonous, this mildly psychoactive mushroom has valuable medicinal properties. Extracted agents could be used to enhance medi-gels pain-reducing capabilities.
    • 2023 January 11, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: castles and cathedrals”, in RAIL, number 974, page 56:
      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".
  3. Tasting like medicine; particularly of unpleasant or artificial sweet or bitter flavours similar to cherry, almond or licorice.

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Noun

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medicinal (plural medicinals)

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

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin medicīnālis.

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Adjective

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medicinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural medicinals)

  1. medicinal
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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin medicīnālis.

Adjective

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medicinal m or f (plural medicinais)

  1. medicinal
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French médicinal, from Latin medicīnālis. By surface analysis, medicină +‎ -al.

Adjective

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medicinal m or n (feminine singular medicinală, masculine plural medicinali, feminine and neuter plural medicinale)

  1. medicinal

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite medicinal medicinală medicinali medicinale
definite medicinalul medicinala medicinalii medicinalele
genitive-
dative
indefinite medicinal medicinale medicinali medicinale
definite medicinalului medicinalei medicinalilor medicinalelor

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin medicīnālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /mediθiˈnal/ [me.ð̞i.θiˈnal]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /medisiˈnal/ [me.ð̞i.siˈnal]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: me‧di‧ci‧nal

Adjective

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medicinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural medicinales)

  1. medicinal

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