medicinal
Example Sentences
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Yes, the captain was back, and very merry, and had a funny medicinal smell about him.
From Literature
Just ask a long-grieving widow whose husband drowned in a medicinal tar pit, or a plucky young governess who spent more than half her life wondering whether she might someday see her parents again.
From Literature
Naru knows things, like how to gather and use medicinal plants, and notices things men don’t, like the way the otherworldly butcher hunting the rest of her party uses his tools and how they work.
From Salon
When they visit St. Cloud’s and meet Dr. Larch, they are disconcerted by “an antiseptic smell, or something medicinal” in his office.
The results also lend modern scientific support to traditional medicinal knowledge, helping bridge ancient practice and contemporary medicine.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
