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nonmedicinal

nonmedicinal

5.8
Not used to treat illness, often taken for taste or relaxation
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈmɛdɪsɪnəl/
translation icon : no medicinal
  • She prefers to use natural remedies for nonmedicinal purposes, such as relaxation.

Examples

  • Many herbal teas are consumed for their flavor rather than any nonmedicinal benefit.

  • The law prohibits the nonmedicinal use of certain substances.

  • This product is completely nonmedicinal.

  • Many people prefer nonmedicinal remedies for minor ailments.

  • She prefers using nonmedicinal remedies like herbal tea and warm baths to treat her headaches.

  • Many people seek nonmedicinal approaches, such as yoga and meditation, for overall well-being.

  • The clinic offers a range of nonmedicinal therapies that focus on lifestyle changes rather than medication.

Synonyms

nonmedical
vsnonmedicinal
2 4.2

Not about doctors or hospitals

is narrower, focusing on lack of healing effect or medical purpose
unmedicinal
vsnonmedicinal
7.9

Does not treat illness or improve health

has the same meaning but uses a different negative prefix in form
unmedicative
vsnonmedicinal
9.9

Does not treat illness or improve health

has the same meaning but appears as an alternative rare form
nontherapeutic
vsnonmedicinal
  • Specialized
7.7

Not able to help treat a disease or injury

is about lack of healing effect rather than use in medical care
unmedical
vsnonmedicinal
7.9

Not about doctors or medicine for treating illness

is about lack of medical effect or intended medical use
drugless
vsnonmedicinal
6.0

A treatment that does not use medicine

is about lacking a healing effect rather than only absence of drugs
nondrug
vsnonmedicinal
  • Specialized
3.5

A method that does not use medicine, for example exercise or counseling

focuses on relation to drugs while the counterpart stresses lack of healing effect
nonpharmaceutical
vsnonmedicinal
  • Specialized
6.5

Not involving drugs used to treat or prevent health problems

is broader, stressing absence of medicinal purpose rather than regulatory status

Antonyms

medicinal
50 4.0

Able to help heal or treat illness

How Medicinal

pharmacological
  • Specialized
5 7.2
therapeutic
87 5.2
medicinal
50 4.0
nonmedicinal
5.8

Surface Forms

nonmedicinal positive

Morphology

nonmedicinal = medicinal (transparent) = non + medicinal

A clear negative prefix 'non-' is attached to the adjective 'medicinal', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not medicinal'.

Etymology

The word nonmedicinal is made from non- meaning 'not' and medicinal from medicine meaning 'medicine' or 'used for health'. So nonmedicinal means 'not for medical use'.