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patent medicine

The correct spelling is patent medicine.

How to pronounce patent medicine

noun

Say it like: Pat-ent- me-dis-ine

The correct spelling is patent medicine. A medicine that is protected by a patent.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A medicine that is protected by a patent.
  2. 2.Any medicine with a proprietary formula which can be bought without a prescription, irrespective of whether it is protected by a patent.

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