medicinal

• medcinal (archaic)

From Latin medicīnālis. By surface analysis, medicine +‎ -al.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/, /-sə-/, /məˈdɪs.nəl/
• (Indic) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ɖɪ.sə.nəl/, /ˈmɛ.ɖɪs.nəl/

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• Hyphenation: me‧dic‧i‧nal

medicinal (not comparable)

1. Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
2. Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Amanita jatanum, Elaaden:

     Though not poisonous, this mildly psychoactive mushroom has valuable medicinal properties. Extracted agents could be used to enhance medi-gels pain-reducing capabilities.

   • 2023 January 11, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: castles and cathedrals”, in RAIL, number 974, page 56:

     The town [Cheltenham] "is celebrated for its medicinal waters" and "has been for the last sixty years one of the most elegant and fashionable watering places in England".

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

medicinal (plural medicinals)

1. Any plant that can be used for medicinal purposes.

• salutary

• “medicinal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “medicinal, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

• adminicle, miniclade

From Latin medicīnālis.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.ði.siˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [me.ði.siˈnal]

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• Rhymes: -al

medicinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural medicinals)

1. medicinal (of or pertaining to medicine)

• mèdic
• medicina

• “medicinal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “medicinal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “medicinal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “medicinal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Latin medicīnālis. By surface analysis, medicina +‎ -al.

medicinal m or f (plural medicinais)

1. medicinal (of or pertaining to medicine)

• “medicinal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

From Latin medicīnālis. By surface analysis, medicina +‎ -al.

• Hyphenation: me‧di‧ci‧nal

medicinal m or f (plural medicinais)

1. medicinal (of or pertaining to medicine)

• “medicinal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “medicinal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “medicinal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “medicinal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French médicinal, from Latin medicīnālis. By surface analysis, medicină +‎ -al.

medicinal m or n (feminine singular medicinală, masculine plural medicinali, feminine/neuter plural medicinale)

1. medicinal (of or pertaining to medicine)

From Latin medicīnālis. By surface analysis, medicina +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /mediθiˈnal/ [me.ð̞i.θiˈnal] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /medisiˈnal/ [me.ð̞i.siˈnal] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: me‧di‧ci‧nal

medicinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural medicinales)

1. medicinal (of or pertaining to medicine)

• “medicinal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025