medicinal preparation

collocation in English

meaningsofmedicinalandpreparation

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medicinal
adjective
uk
/məˈdɪs.ɪ.nəl/
us
/məˈdɪs.ɪ.nəl/
Medicinal substances are used to ...
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preparation
noun
uk
/ˌprep.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/
us
/ˌprep.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the things that you do or the time that you spend preparing ...
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(Definition ofmedicinalandpreparationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nicorette was the firstmedicinalpreparationto facilitate smoking cessation.
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We must not rule out the development of all these known and unknown ecologically sound medicinal preparations.
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The very next morning the manufacturers and the trade generally advanced the price of their medicinal preparations containing spirit.
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There is practically no regulation of the wholesale sale of poisons or the manufacture of medicinal preparations containing poison.
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I am not aware that for the purpose of manufacture of medicinal preparations considered to be essential in war-time there is any serious shortage.
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The unfortunate thing is that we are inclined to laugh about these things, but some of them are medicinal preparations used in industry.
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Firstly, we want to extend the scope of the directive to a whole series of preparations which the rapporteur has mentioned, such as medicinal preparations, cosmetics and pesticides.
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There is a need for a directive on carcinogens, and for the scope of the current directive to be extended to include medicinal preparations, cosmetics and pesticides.
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Bhang is also part of many ayurvedic medicinal preparations.
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Grogue is also used as a base for medicinal preparations, with the addition of herbs such as common rue, rosemary, or anise.
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The amulets hold medicinal preparations which have performative power (ase), providing protection against enemies at a time when the transformed person is vulnerable.
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