OFFICINAL Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

officinal

adjective

ə-ˈfi-sə-nᵊl

Definition of officinal

as in medicinal

tending to cure disease or restore health the discovery of officinal plants that continues to this day

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medicinal

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As a more scientific understanding of germ theory took hold, the impetus became less medicinal, more practical, then pleasurable.

— Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
The problem is that the gap between a medicinal dose and a toxic dose is very small and varies from one batch to the next.

— Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of medicinal

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