medicinal purpose
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmedicinalandpurpose
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medicinal
adjective
uk/məˈdɪs.ɪ.nəl/us/məˈdɪs.ɪ.nəl/
Medicinal substances are used to ...
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purpose
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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All the applicant's complaints of toxicity,medicinalpurposeand harm were rejected.
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No medicinal product can be licensed if it does not have amedicinalpurpose.
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We must distinguish between makeup and cosmetics that have amedicinalpurpose.
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The substances concerned are those which are incorporated for amedicinalpurpose.
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It is generally accepted that any substance or article added to an animal feeding stuff for amedicinalpurposeshould be the subject of appropriate control.
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The incorporation of substances such as copper into feeds is also controlled under these provisions, but not the sale and import of feedingstuffs containing substances incorporated for amedicinalpurpose.
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Some plants used by local people formedicinalpurposewere collected too.
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How were its psychoactive characteristics recognized and were they originally used for medicinal purposes?
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Their men of science, craftsmen, and navigators used them for medicinal purposes, manufacturing, and navigation.
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Villagers harvest its fish and vegetation for nourishment, crafts, construction, and medicinal purposes.
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In some cases the seizures do not exceed a few grains which a cultivator's wife or other female member of the house had retained for medicinal purposes.
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If this rum is issued for medicinal purposes, are the men forced to drink it?
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There is always a case for taking a drink for medicinal purposes.
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I am aware of the demand for glucose for medicinal purposes and for the manufacture of infants foods.
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Were there a large number of bottles or perhaps only one for medicinal purposes?
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Is not that quantity very excessive to allow for medicinal purposes?
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But many people have to take drugs for medicinal purposes—sleeping pills, pep pills, and so on.
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