| patent medicine | |
| —n | |
| a medicine protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription | |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
patent medicine pat·ent medicine (pāt'nt)
n.
A nonprescription drug or other medical preparation that is often protected by a trademark.