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MEDICINAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does medicinal mean?
• MEDICINAL (adjective)
The adjective MEDICINAL has 1 sense:
1. having the properties of medicine
Familiarity information: MEDICINAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the properties of medicine
Synonyms:
medicative; medicinal
Context example:
medicinal properties
Similar:
healthful (conducive to good health of body or mind)
Derivation:
medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Context examples
Bay oil is used in parfumery and also in medicinal preparations.
(Bay Oil (Pimenta Racemosa), NCI Thesaurus)
Administration of a veterinary medicinal product via the eye and the nose.
(Oculonasal Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles orange.
(Orange Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)
A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles mint.
(Mint Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)
A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles menthol.
(Menthol Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)
A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles butter pecan.
(Butter Pecan Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)
A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles cheese.
(Cheese Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)
A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles chocolate.
(Chocolate Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)
A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles peach.
(Peach Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)
A device for administration of medicinal substance(s) in form of a liquid mist to the patient airways.
(Nebulizer, NCI Thesaurus)
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