Standard Lemma guide

medicinal

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /-sə-/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /məˈdɪs.nəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH0 D IH1 S AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Tasting like medicine; particularly of unpleasant or artificially sweet or bitter flavours.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Any plant that can be used for medicinal purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having the properties of medicine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • medicative drugs
  • medicinal herbs
  • medicinal properties

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: medicative

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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
Real reading context

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