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
ADJECTIVEWritten instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient.
1
Available only with a doctor's written prescription.
“a prescription drug”
WORD FORMS
Related formprescribe
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®22 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinescriptionpray
Starts & ends withP … N
Syllablespre · scrip · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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