# medicinal
## English
### Etymology

From Latin medicīnālis, equivalent to medicine +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /məˈdɪsənəl/, /məˈdɪsnəl/, /mɛˈdɪsɪnəl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Adjective

medicinal (not comparable)
* Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
* 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".
* Tasting like medicine; particularly of unpleasant or artificial sweet or bitter flavours similar to cherry, almond or licorice.

#### Derived terms

* medicinal chemistry
* medicinal finger
* medicinally

#### Related terms

* herbal medicine
* medical
* medication
* medicational
* medicine

#### See also

* salutary

### Noun

medicinal (plural medicinals)
* Any plant that can be used for medicinal purposes.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* adminicle, miniclade

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medicīnālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [mə.ði.siˈnal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [me.ði.siˈnal]
* Rhymes: -al

### Adjective

medicinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural medicinals)
* medicinal

#### Related terms

* mèdic
* medicina

### Further reading

* “medicinal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “medicinal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “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.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Latin medicīnālis.

### Adjective

medicinal m or f (plural medicinais)
* medicinal

#### Related terms

* medicina
* médico

### Further reading

* “medicinal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

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

### Adjective

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

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin medicīnālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /mediθiˈnal/ [me.ð̞i.θiˈnal]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /medisiˈnal/ [me.ð̞i.siˈnal]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: me‧di‧ci‧nal

### Adjective

medicinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural medicinales)
* medicinal

#### Derived terms

* cantárida medicinal
* medicinalmente

#### Related terms

* medicamentoso
* medicina
* médico

### Further reading

* “medicinal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10