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prescription

nounadjective /prɪskripʃən/ 3 syllables 12 letters Scrabble 18 WWF 22
Definitions
noun

a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

“he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly”

adjective

available only with a doctor's written prescription

“a prescription drug”

noun

directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

“I tried to follow her prescription for success”

noun

written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person

noun

written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

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