botanicals

noun

plural of botanical
as in prescriptions

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  1. prescriptions
  2. drugs
  3. medicines
  4. medications
  5. pharmaceuticals
  6. potions
  7. remedies
  8. physics
Noun
  • Add to that difficulty in remembering to take the meds, having a complex drug schedule and having recent changes in prescriptions.
    — Helen Dennis, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • On Sunday, when the pharmacy was open half a day, Fauci worked the counter, ringing up prescriptions.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prescriptions
Noun
  • Four people, including a man serving time for murder, have been arrested and accused of smuggling drugs and other contraband into the Pulaski County jail, a news release from the county sheriff's office says.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Follow-up testing found that the street drugs contained high levels of N-methylclonazepam, a benzodiazepine that operates similarly to Xanax or Valium.
    — Scott Maucione, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • In March, BioNTech announced that Sahin and his cofounder and wife Özlem Türeci, the company’s chief medical officer, would depart the company to lead a new biotech focused on developing mRNA medicines.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The only comparable case in the last three years involved Los Nogales, a restaurant in Meeker, which allegedly dispensed antibiotics and non-narcotic cough medicines.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of medicines
Noun
  • The cost of daily life in Lake Stevens, Washington – fuel, groceries, medications and children’s formula – has added up.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The defense has their own expert witnesses set to testify, setting up the two sides to present conflicting arguments over Lindsay Clancy’s mental state, her medications, and postpartum psychosis.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of medications
Noun
  • That is where this story becomes relevant far beyond pharmaceuticals.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In-space manufacturing is an emerging possibility for companies interested in producing or researching how to create pharmaceuticals, electronics or other technologies in microgravity or a vacuum.
    — Euihyeon Choi, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pharmaceuticals
Noun
  • Where would musical theater be without gleaming little prop vials of potions?
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • Along the way, visitors can cast spells with a digital wand, brew potions, pot a mandrake, test their Quidditch skills and explore iconic settings like the Great Hall, Hogwarts classrooms, Hagrid's Hut and the Forbidden Forest.
    — Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Definition of potions
Noun
  • The pandemic marked a shift in business because the new storefront was busy with customers looking for natural remedies to fight COVID-19.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Here’s what consumers should know about the recall, including all affected products and remedies.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of remedies
Noun
  • Floating in zero gravity, players slice derelict spacecraft into salvageable chunks, while also contending with unruly physics, pressure, and profit margins.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Indefinite Causal Order Quantum systems often display behaviors that are difficult to explain with classical physics.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Definition of physics
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“Botanicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/botanicals. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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