prescription

/prɪ'skripʃən/ nounadjective
12 letters3 syllables18 points in Scrabble®22 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1

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”

2

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

“I tried to follow her prescription for success”

3

Written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person.

4

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.

ADJECTIVE
1

Available only with a doctor's written prescription.

“a prescription drug”

WORD FORMS
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Syllablespre · scrip · tion
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