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/məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/
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M AH0 D IH1 S AH0 N AH0 L
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Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Tasting like medicine; particularly of unpleasant or artificially sweet or bitter flavours.
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Any plant that can be used for medicinal purposes.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having the properties of medicine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
medicative drugs medicinal herbs medicinal properties
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Synonyms: medicative
Antonyms: none provided
From Latin medicīnālis. By surface analysis, medicine + -al.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch :
medicinaal
— of or pertaining to medicine
Finnish :
lääkemäinen
— of or pertaining to medicine
Finnish :
lääke-
— of or pertaining to medicine
Galician :
medicinal
— of or pertaining to medicine
German :
Medizin-
— of or pertaining to medicine
Kazakh :
дәрілік
(därılık)
— of or pertaining to medicine
Polish :
lekowy
— of or pertaining to medicine
Russian :
медицинский
(medicinskij)
— of or pertaining to medicine
Arabic :
عِلَاجِيّ
(ʕilājiyy)
— tending to cure disease
Armenian :
բուժիչ
(bužičʻ)
— tending to cure disease
Armenian :
բուժական
(bužakan)
— tending to cure disease
Bulgarian :
целебен
(celeben)
— tending to cure disease
Catalan :
medicinal
— tending to cure disease
Chinese Mandarin :
藥 /药
— tending to cure disease
Chinese Mandarin :
藥材 /药材
(yàocái)
— tending to cure disease
Chinese Mandarin :
藥物 /药物
(yàowù)
— tending to cure disease
Dutch :
geneeskrachtig
— tending to cure disease
Dutch :
genezend
— tending to cure disease
Finnish :
parantava
— tending to cure disease
French :
médicinal
— tending to cure disease
French :
médicamenteux
— tending to cure disease
Galician :
medicinal
— tending to cure disease
German :
medikamentös
— tending to cure disease
German :
medizinal
— tending to cure disease
German :
medizinisch
— tending to cure disease
German :
Arznei-
— tending to cure disease
German :
Heil-
— tending to cure disease
Hungarian :
gyógyító
— tending to cure disease
Hungarian :
gyógyhatású
— tending to cure disease
Hungarian :
gyógy-
— tending to cure disease
Italian :
medicamentoso
— tending to cure disease
Italian :
medicinale
— tending to cure disease
Malayalam :
ഔഷധ
(auṣadha)
— tending to cure disease
Norwegian Bokmål :
medisinsk
— tending to cure disease
Norwegian Nynorsk :
medisinsk
— tending to cure disease
Polish :
leczniczy
— tending to cure disease
Romanian :
medicinal
— tending to cure disease
Romanian :
vindecător
— tending to cure disease
Russian :
лека́рственный
(lekárstvennyj)
— tending to cure disease
Russian :
лече́бный
(lečébnyj)
— tending to cure disease
Russian :
медици́нский
(medicínskij)
— tending to cure disease
Spanish :
medicinal
— tending to cure disease
Spanish :
medicamentoso
— tending to cure disease
Turkish :
ilaç özelliği olan
— tending to cure disease
Turkish :
iyileştirici
— tending to cure disease
Turkish :
müsekkin
— tending to cure disease
Turkish :
teskin edici
— tending to cure disease
Turkish :
tedavi edici
— tending to cure disease
Chinese Mandarin :
有藥味的 /有药味的
(yǒuyàowèi de)
— tasting like medicine
Finnish :
lääkkeen makuinen
— tasting like medicine
German :
medizinisch
— tasting like medicine
Polish :
o smaku lekarstwa
— tasting like medicine
Finnish :
lääkekasvi
— plant used medicinally
Galician :
planta medicinal
— plant used medicinally
German :
Heilpflanze
— plant used medicinally
German :
Arzneipflanze
— plant used medicinally
Polish :
zioło
— plant used medicinally
Portuguese :
planta medicinal
— plant used medicinally
Spanish :
planta medicinal
— plant used medicinally