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OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does over-the-counter medicine mean?
• OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE (noun)
The noun OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE has 1 sense:
1. a drug that is sold without a prescription
Familiarity information: OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that is sold without a prescription
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
over-the-counter drug; over-the-counter medicine
Hypernyms ("over-the-counter medicine" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Antonym:
prescription medicine (a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist)
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