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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

Understanding how these separate pathways interact could also help researchers design more effective combinations of obesity medicines in the future.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

Trials for the vaccines, as for most medicines and immunizations, excluded pregnant women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The UK's medicines regulator, the MHRA, has given permission for the first human trials of a vaccine for Bundibugyo to go ahead.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Some cosmetics, medicines and supplements contain gelatin, animal fats, alcohol or other ingredients whose origins matter to observant consumers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Anyway, within a few minutes of Mama’s return—she asked a series of seemingly well-rehearsed questions about nurses and medicines and joint pain and how he’d been feeling—we got up to leave.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone