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Chinese patent medicine

Chinese patent medicine noun: herbal medicine modernized into a ready-to-use form such as tablets, oral solutions or dry suspensions, as opposed to herbs that require cooking.

Noun

Chinese patent medicine (countable and uncountable, plural Chinese patent medicines)

  1. (Chinese, traditional) Herbal medicine modernized into a ready-to-use form such as tablets, oral solutions or dry suspensions, as opposed to herbs that require cooking.

Forms of Chinese patent medicine

pluralChinese patent medicines

Questions about Chinese patent medicine

What does Chinese patent medicine mean?
Chinese patent medicine means herbal medicine modernized into a ready-to-use form such as tablets, oral solutions or dry suspensions, as opposed to herbs that require cooking.
What part of speech is Chinese patent medicine?
Chinese patent medicine is a noun.
What is the plural of Chinese patent medicine?
The plural of Chinese patent medicine is Chinese patent medicines.

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