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patent medicine

pat·ent med·i·cine
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pat-nt or for 10, 12–15, peyt- med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suh n]
    • /ˈpæt nt or for 10, 12–15, ˈpeɪt- ˈmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, ˈmɛd sən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pat-nt or for 10, 12–15, peyt- med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suh n]
    • /ˈpæt nt or for 10, 12–15, ˈpeɪt- ˈmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, ˈmɛd sən/

Definitions of patent medicine words

  • noun patent medicine a medicine sold without a prescription in drugstores or by sales representatives, and usually protected by a trademark. 1
  • noun patent medicine a medicine distributed by a company having a patent on its manufacture. 1
  • noun patent medicine no prescription 1
  • noun patent medicine a medicine protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription 0
  • noun patent medicine a trademarked medical preparation that can be bought without a physician's prescription 0
  • noun patent medicine A patent medicine is a medicine protected by a patent and which is available without a doctor's prescription. 0
See all 6 definitions of patent medicine

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Origin of patent medicine

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70

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Parts of speech for Patent medicine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Patent medicine

patent medicine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

patent medicine usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for patent medicine

noun patent medicine

  • catholicon — a remedy for all ills; panacea
  • nostrum — our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.
All 2 Synonyms of patent medicine

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