patent medicine
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++patent medi·cine /ˌpeɪtnt ˈmedsən $ ˌpætnt ˈmedəsən/ noun [countable] MDBBTa medicine which can be bought without a prescription (=a written order from your doctor) 成药〔指不需处方就能买到的药〕 SYN over-the-counter
Examples from the Corpus
patent medicine• Like a vile-tasting patent medicine, they appreciate the need for treatment, but find it hard to swallow.• Now, when I stopped at the Emporium, I looked at the patent medicine display first.patent medi·cine nounChineseSyllable
bought prescription be without a can a which (=a Corpus medicine written
patent medicine
patent medi‧cine /ˌpeɪtnt ˈmedsən $ ˌpætnt ˈmedəsən/
noun [countable]
a medicine which can be bought without a prescription (=a written order from your doctor)
SYN over-the-counter
patent medi‧cine /ˌpeɪtnt ˈmedsən $ ˌpætnt ˈmedəsən/
noun [countable]a medicine which can be bought without a prescription (=a written order from your doctor)
SYN over-the-counter