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adjective me·dic·i·nal \ mə-ˈdis-nəl , -ˈdi-sᵊn-əl ; in Shakespeare & Milton ˌme-di-ˈsī-nᵊl , & ˈmed-sə-nəl \

Definition of medicinal

1 :tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain

2 :salutary

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Examples of medicinal in a Sentence

This drug is to be used only for medicinal purposes.
even in Roman times the hot mineral springs of Bath, England, were believed to possess medicinal properties

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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has long opposed marijuana, both for medicinal and recreational use.

— jeff mcdonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Pot shop interests sue San Diego County over ban on new operators," 11 Aug. 2017
Educators will share the various medicinal properties of herbal garden plants and the health benefits of tea.

— Post-Tribune, "Community news," 10 Aug. 2017
More than half of the 50 states now have laws legalizing marijuana for recreational or medicinal uses.

— greg garrison, AL.com, "Ex-NFL player sues Jeff Sessions to decriminalize marijuana," 26 July 2017
Modern Health, a separate entity for medicinal marijuana, is not part of the transaction and neither is the real estate, Smith said.

— nancy dahlberg, miamiherald, "Deal in bloom: Costa Farms is being acquired," 26 July 2017
Marijuana is legal here for both medicinal and recreational use.

— carrie cochran, Cincinnati.com, "Rhoden family massacre: Wagner family tries to create new home in Alaska amid rumors," 8 July 2017
In Canada, marijuana for medicinal purposes is already legal in every province and the country’s lawmakers are on the verge of doing the same thing for recreation use, effective July 2018.

— rob nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, "With six months to go, California hustles to get recreational marijuana framework in place," 27 June 2017
India has its own concerns, including over regulatory barriers faced by its producers of generic medicinal drugs.

— matthew pennington and catherine lucey, chicagotribune.com, "Personal chemistry key as Trump meets India Prime Minister for first time," 26 June 2017
Humans have used marijuana, or Cannabis sativa, for thousands of years, for religious purposes, medicinal remedies or simply getting high.

— lacy schley, Discover Magazine, "Everything Worth Knowing About ... Marijuana," 26 June 2017

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First Known Use of medicinal

14th century

medicinal Synonyms

Synonyms

curative, healing, officinal, remedial, restorative, therapeutic

Antonyms

insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

Related Words

healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutary, sanative, wholesome; alleviative, corrective, tonic

Near Antonyms

insalubrious, noisome, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome; deleterious, injurious, pernicious; infectious, poisonous, toxic; adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, detrimental, harmful, hurtful, ill; insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary

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Definition of medicinal for English Language Learners

: used to prevent or cure disease or to relieve pain

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adjective me·dic·i·nal \ mə-ˈdi-sᵊn-əl \

Definition of medicinal for Students

:used or likely to prevent, cure, or relieve disease

medicinal ingredients

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The plant is used medicinally.

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adjective me·dic·i·nal \ mə-ˈdis-nəl, -ᵊn-əl \

medical Definition of medicinal

:of, relating to, or being medicine :tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain

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medicinal

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medical Definition of medicinal

:a medicinal substance :medicine

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