Definition for ME-DIC'IN-AL

ME-DIC'IN-AL, a. [L. medicinalis.]

  1. Having the property of healing or of mitigating disease; adapted to the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal plants; medicinal virtues of minerals; medicinal springs. The waters of Saratoga and Ballston are remarkably medicinal.
  2. Pertaining to medicine; as, medicinal days or hours. Quincy.

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