medicinal substance

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meaningsofmedicinalandsubstance

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medicinal
adjective
uk
/məˈdɪs.ɪ.nəl/us
/məˈdɪs.ɪ.nəl/
Medicinal substances are used to ...
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substance
noun
uk
/ˈsʌb.stəns/us
/ˈsʌb.stəns/
material with particular ...
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(Definition ofmedicinalandsubstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmedicinal substance

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In normal parlance, medication is intended to mean the administration of somemedicinalsubstanceto cure disease.
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Such compensation could take the form of patenting new means of administering medication or forms of amedicinalsubstanceand of giving sole marketing rights for medicinal products for children.
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Medicinal substances, such as powdered red coral, were given to ward off diseases such as the falling sickness, leprosy, or convulsions.
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Toxic vegetable substances or poisons such as arsenic and mercury, or other medicinal substances such as hormones, have been found in medicinal products.
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They must not contain medicinal substances, must be used under clearly defined conditions and for a short period only.
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The directive deals with nutritional supplements which serve a particular nutritional purpose; it concerns dietary feed which should not contain any medicinal substances.
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I refer to the medicinal substances used as opposed to the practice of the alternative therapies themselves, because there are special points to consider here.
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In a way, they have been the poor relation in these debates because of the immense complexity of the situation with regard to human medicinal substances.
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For medicinal substances, the number was 7,300.
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This permeability has implications for penetration by harmful and medicinal substances; in particular cosmetics applied to the nails can pose a risk.
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Recently insects have also gained attention as potential sources of drugs and other medicinal substances.
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On the dissolvent power of water, impregnated with fixible air, compared with simple water, relatively to medicinal substances.
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This could be in the form of dietary prescription but also medicinal substances.
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It covered anatomical and pathological terms and concepts, medicinal substances, and prominent physicians, with all the entries arranged alphabetically.
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Medicinal substances are chosen on the basis of their indwelling powers or virtues, a method of analysis also applied in the diagnosis of disease in relation to the human organism.
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