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单词 medicinal
释义 me·dic·i·nal
I. \mə̇ˈdis(ə)nəl, meˈ-, archaic ˈmedsə̇nəl or |medə|sīnəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin medicinalis, from medicina medicine + -alis -al — more at medicine
1.
 a. : of or relating to medicine : tending to cure disease or relieve pain : used as a remedy : sanative
  < where a hot spring gushes forth, possessed, it is claimed, of medicinal qualities — American Guide Series: Texas >
 b. : having wholesome effect : salutary
  < a medicinal phrase that he would repeat … in all moments of adversity — W.B.Yeats >
2. archaic : medical
II. noun
(-s)
: a medicinal substance : medicine
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