Meanings
nounprescription bottle (plural prescription bottles)
plural prescription bottles
- A container for prescription medications, usually a small plastic cylinder with a screw cap.
Where did I leave my prescription bottle?
1 more example
In 1908 Obear-Nester conducted a contest to name a new style of prescription bottle that would be on the market 1 January 1909.
1999, George B. Griffenhagen, George Griffen Hagen, Mary Bogard, History of Drug Containers and their Labels, page 45
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 處方瓶 /处方瓶
- 處方瓶 /处方瓶 (chǔfāngpíng)a container for medications
French bouteille de médicament
- bouteille de médicamenta container for medications
Portuguese frasco de comprimidos
- frasco de comprimidosa container for medications
Spanish frasco recetado
- frasco recetadoa container for medications
Tagalog bote ng reseta
- bote ng resetaa container for medications
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APA
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MLA
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Chicago
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