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antiseptics

noun

plural of antiseptic

as in antibiotics

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Hospitals and medical practitioners could treat many ailments and save lives, but medications like insulin for diabetes and antibiotics for bacterial pneumonia didn’t exist.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Human rights organizations and medical volunteers have said that among the items being confiscated are incubators, ventilators and antibiotics.

— Leila Fadel, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of antibiotics

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In the past, Manny would have turned to drugs to take the weight off his shoulders, at least for a little while.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
In the chamber, Hood extends one shaking hand over Silvia, his other hand lightly bracing Silvia’s leg as the three drugs are being administered in sequence.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

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However, Jaworski, who has donated plasma four times, says payment helps to ensure a sustainable supply of the raw material for lifesaving medicines.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Side effects can include nausea and diarrhea, and magnesium supplements can also interact with other medicines and supplements.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of medicines

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Meanwhile, employer-plan spending and utilization of GLP-1 drugs — diabetes medications widely used for weight loss — have risen roughly 50 to 65 percent since 2023.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Her defense says she was prescribed 13 medications over four months as her mental health deteriorated.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

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New Delhi primarily exports rice, tea, sugar and pharmaceuticals to Iran, and imports dry and fresh fruits from Iran.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Soto is also a supporter of MAHA, a movement that has found currency with wellness influencers whose views overlap on issues around food, motherhood, and pharmaceuticals.

— Sylvia Varnham O’Regan, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of pharmaceuticals

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The trial, which got underway in an Oakland court last week, could result in billions of dollars in damages and forced remedies that could lead to an overhaul of Facebook and Instagram.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
However, surface-level remedies rarely resolve systemic frustrations.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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Their results recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters signal a major breakthrough in quantum physics—one that indicates a primordial quark-gluon plasma soup is actually possible with lighter ingredients.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Understanding how the solar wind forms and accelerates is one of the biggest unanswered questions in solar physics.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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