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
  • Already the spiraling cost of everyday necessities like groceries, prescriptions and gas have forced her to get by on a lot less.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Older adults are more heterogeneous than people in younger age groups in terms of chronic conditions and multiple medications, Chen says, which can pose challenges with both prescriptions and side effects.
    — Liz Seegert, Scientific American, 19 July 2026
Definition of prescriptions
Noun
  • From premium pet food to medical care Whether GLP-1 drugs eventually become commonplace in veterinary medicine remains uncertain.
    — Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
  • The Fort Worth Police Department arrested three men on narcotics charges after seizing a large amount of drugs from their homes, police said.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • Researchers are already exploring approaches such as lowering doses, taking medicines less frequently (like monthly or quarterly), or switching from injections to pills.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • Last month, France’s medicines regulator fined Novo Nordisk approximately $2 million and Eli Lilly $127,000 over direct-to-consumer obesity awareness campaigns.
    — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026
Definition of medicines
Noun
  • Some but not all of his medications came, because the health plan said his provider needed to clarify his prescriptions.
    — Renuka Rayasam, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • The drugs normalized injectable medications, and patients saw the power of peptides firsthand.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 13 July 2026
Definition of medications
Noun
  • Those figures include pharmaceuticals, devices and services, not supplements alone.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • Among the agency’s global priorities, are strengthening supply chains for critical minerals, pharmaceuticals, agricultural inputs such as fertilizer and crop protection.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 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 green light doesn’t require any divestitures, behavioral remedies or concessions.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
  • Several inexpensive chemical and natural DIY remedies can remove clothes moths; try all of them before seeking professional help.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
Definition of remedies
Noun
  • Although the work focuses on fundamental physics, the implications could extend much further.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • Colliding protons at record-setting energies of almost 14 trillion electron volts (TeV), the LHC became the world’s most powerful collider and redrew the map of experimental particle physics.
    — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of physics
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