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patent medicine

patent medicine noun: a medicine that is protected by a patent.

Noun

patent medicine (plural patent medicines)

  1. (UK) A medicine that is protected by a patent.
  2. (US) Any medicine with a proprietary formula which can be bought without a prescription, irrespective of whether it is protected by a patent.

Forms of patent medicine

pluralpatent medicines

Questions about patent medicine

What does patent medicine mean?
Patent medicine means a medicine that is protected by a patent.
What part of speech is patent medicine?
Patent medicine is a noun.
What is the plural of patent medicine?
The plural of patent medicine is patent medicines.

Words near patent medicine in the dictionary

  1. patent law
  2. patent leather
  3. patent leathers
  4. patent log
  5. patent logs
  6. patent medicine
  7. patent medicines
  8. patent model
  9. patent models
  10. patent of precedence
  11. patent office

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