medicative

Definition of Medicative in English :

1. medicative, medicinal

having the properties of medicine

Example Sentences:
'medicative drugs'
'medicinal herbs'
'medicinal properties'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Medicative

verb (transitive)

1.

to cover or impregnate (a wound, etc) with an ointment, cream, etc

2.

to treat (a patient) with a medicine

3.

to add a medication to (a bandage, shampoo, etc)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmediˌcated or ˈmediˌcating

1.

to treat with medicine

2.

to add a medicinal substance to; tincture or impregnate with medicine

tr.v. med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing, med·i·cates

1.

a. To administer a medicinal substance to (a patient).

b. To treat (a disease or condition) with medication.

2. To add a medicinal agent to (a substance): The lozenges are medicated with menthol.