medicinals

noun

plural of medicinal
as in drugs
a substance or preparation used to treat disease the discovery that the plant is a potent medicinal once it has been refined

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Recent Examples of medicinals Others have a more functional endeavor, foraging for food or medicinals. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026
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  1. drugs
  2. medications
  3. medicines
  4. remedies
Noun
  • And the core patents on blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Wegovy will expire in the early 2030s, meaning generic versions will likely hit the market soon after.
    — Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The drugs are prescribed for a growing number of conditions and come with a range of side effects.
    — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • Good news, bad news on opioids More young people are being treated for opioid use disorder with medications.
    — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • These medications include blood thinner, insulin, chemotherapy drugs, and opioid pain medication.
    — Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of medications
Noun
  • Novo added that the manufacturing site issues do not impact any of its other medicines currently on the market.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The next generation of blockbuster obesity drugs isn’t trying to replace GLP-1 medicines.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of medicines
Noun
  • The report poses several questions for congressional consideration, including whether lawmakers are getting enough information from the Pentagon on the losses to determine effects and remedies.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Critics decried the deal as capitulating to corporate pressure and said the remedies were too weak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of remedies

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“Medicinals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicinals. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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