medicinal
adjective/məˈdɪsɪnl/
/məˈdɪsɪnl/
- helpful in the process of curing illness or infection
- medicinal herbs/plants
- medicinal properties/use
- (humorous) He claims he keeps a bottle of brandy only for medicinal purposes.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMedicinal is used with these nouns:- chemist
- chemistry
- herb
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin medicinalis, from medicina, from medicus ‘physician’.Want to learn more?
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