medicine
noun
any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
medicines
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pluralof medicine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Viatris has agreed to buy pain-drug maker Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion in a deal that expands the healthcare company’s medicines portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
For 20 minutes, we pressed on his chest and pushed medicines, but despite our best efforts, we could not revive him.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Isotretinoin may be an option if those medicines don’t work, or for cases of severe cystic acne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The researchers developed a method that uses oxygen and electricity to produce compounds used in plastics, medicines, adhesives, and other everyday materials without requiring the separate addition of peroxide oxidants.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
“They seemed to be good people. Sometimes, Abra, the strangest medicines are effective. I wonder if it would help if they knew Aron has just inherited over a hundred thousand dollars.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
