medicinal
Meaning
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- Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
- Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
- Tasting like medicine; particularly of unpleasant or artificial sweet or bitter flavours similar to cherry, almond or licorice.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/məˈdɪsənəl/
Etymology
From Latin medicīnālis, equivalent to medicine + -al.
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