Nonprescription

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not requiring a prescription; over-the-counter. not-comparable

    "Rep. Byron Rushing (D-Boston) has introduced a bill into the Committee on Health Care that would allow nonprescription sales and possession of needles. Massachusetts is one of 11 states in the U.S. that currently requires a prescription to purchase a needle."

Adjective
  1. 1
    purchasable without a doctor's prescription wordnet

Synonyms

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over counterover-the-counter

Example

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"Rep. Byron Rushing (D-Boston) has introduced a bill into the Committee on Health Care that would allow nonprescription sales and possession of needles. Massachusetts is one of 11 states in the U.S. that currently requires a prescription to purchase a needle."

Etymology

From non- + prescription.

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