Words · Common
prescription
/pɹəskˈɹɪpʃən/ · 12 letters · 9 distinct letters
- noun
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
I tried to follow her prescription for success
- noun
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
- noun
written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
- noun
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
available only with a doctor's written prescription
a prescription drug