Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prescription drug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
pre-scrip-tion -drug
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

prescription drugs (plural)

Synonyms

prescription prescription medicine ethical drug

Antonyms

over-the-counter drug

Questions

What does prescription drug mean?
A licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained.

How to pronounce prescription drug

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