patent+medicine

  • 11patent medicine — noun medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor s prescription (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • Hyponyms: ↑nostrum …

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  • 12patent medicine — noun a medicine made and marketed under a patent and available without prescription …

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  • 13patent medicine — /peɪtnt ˈmɛdəsən/ (say paytnt meduhsuhn) noun a medicine distributed by a company which has a patent on its manufacture …

  • 14patent medicine — /ˌpeɪt(ə)nt med(ə)s(ə)n/ noun a medicine which is registered as a patent …

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  • 15patent medicine — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trademarked medicine, prepared medicine, over the counter medicine, packaged medicine, drugs, nostrum, panacea, cure all, patented medicine; see also medicine 2 …

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  • 16patent medicine — A medicine compounded by a manufacturer according to his own formula. 25 Am J2d Drugs § 3. The term does not convey the idea that the medicine is a patented medicine. Jacobs v Beecham, 221 US 263, 55 L Ed 729, 31 S CI 555 …

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  • 17patent medicine — Synonyms and related words: balm, balsam, drops, drug, electuary, elixir, ethical drug, generic name, herbs, inhalant, lincture, linctus, materia medica, medicament, medication, medicinal, medicinal herbs, medicine, mixture, nonprescription drug …

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  • 18patent medicine — pat′ent med′icine n. 1) pha a nonprescription drug that is protected by the trademark of a company that owns the patent on its manufacture or is licensed to distribute it 2) pha any proprietary drug • Etymology: 1760–70 …

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  • 19patent medicine — A packaged health remedy for public use, protected by letters patent and sold over the counter without a physician s prescription. Board of Pharmacy v. Sherman, 74 N.J.Super. 417, 181 A.2d 418, 419 …

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  • 20patent medicine — noun (C) a medicine which can be bought without a prescription (=a written order from your doctor) …

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