patent medicine
patent medicine · patent medicines
A medicine that is protected by a patentA medicine that is protected by a patent.
Meaning
2 senses(UK)A medicine that is protected by a patent.
medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription
(US)Any medicine with a proprietary formula which can be bought without a prescription, irrespective of whether it is protected by a patent.
Forms
plural: patent medicines| Singular | patent medicine |
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