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Medicinal vs Pharmaceutical - What's the difference?

medicinal | pharmaceutical |

As adjectives the difference between medicinal and pharmaceutical

is that medicinal is having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical while pharmaceutical is of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

As nouns the difference between medicinal and pharmaceutical

is that medicinal is any plant that can be used for medicinal purposes while pharmaceutical is a pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.

medicinal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
  • Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
  • Tasting like medicine; particularly of sweetish artificial flavours similar to cherry, almond or licorice.

    • See also

    * salutary

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any plant that can be used for medicinal purposes.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    pharmaceutical

    English

    (wikipedia pharmaceutical)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

    • Derived terms

    * pharmaceutical chemistry * pharmaceutical industry * pharmaceutical sciences

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.
    • Synonyms
    * See also