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substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness n.
cure n.

NOUN

substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness

Synonyms

WEAK

anesthetic antibiotic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm biologic capsule cure dose drug elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment pharmaceutical pharmacon physic pill potion prescription remedy salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination vaccine

NOUN

cure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antibiotic cure drug medication pharmaceutical pill prescription remedy

STRONG

anesthetic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm capsule dose elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment physic potion salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination vaccine

WEAK

biologic pharmacon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disease

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medicines

He suggested that the authorities could introduce a system to track the distribution and purchase of medicines to help identify possible misuse.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

It went on to encourage its members not to knowingly dispense medicines that would be misused - and report any side affects to the health authorities of those that had been.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Because these reactions play important roles in cellular chemistry, trisulfides have attracted growing interest as potential ingredients in new medicines.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Rhythm’s medicines, including a treatment approved for a rare disease called acquired hypothalamic obesity, would also add to AstraZeneca’s pipeline of rare-disease drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

As he bandages my wound, I feel the medicines starting to work.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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