Thesaurus results for SERUM

serum

noun

Definition of serum

as in drug

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Recent Examples of serum The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Affordable and efficacious, this serum played a key role in fueling The Ordinary’s meteoric rise through the ranks of skin care. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 This assortment also offers a Vitamin C complex, hair serum and Hydrogel masks. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 To boost that dewy look, layer from lightest to heaviest with a light, concentrated hydrating hyaluronic acid serum, followed by a moisturizer and then a barrier repair cream. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 An oil-in-serum pulls the nourishment of oil into a lighter, serum-style formula. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for serum

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Noun

Imprisoned since 2004 and serving a life sentence, Buchanan was accused of directing drug sales, extortion, gambling and violence across San Diego County and beyond.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
They were showered with expensive clothes, spa treatments, and drugs, and given weekly allowances ranging from $150 to $200.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of drug

Noun

These researchers might have opened up an avenue to explore that might allow scientists to investigate new antibiotics.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
In most instances, those with shigellosis are able to recover on their own, but patients with more severe cases may require antibiotics and hospitalization.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of antibiotic

Noun

The first step will be to clarify what people need and organize the delivery of food, medicine, hygiene products and other essentials, Lantratova said in an online statement.

— BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
There is not enough scientific evidence to recommend mouth tape as a treatment for snoring or sleep disorders, according to pediatric sleep medicine specialist Brian Chen, MD.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of medicine

Noun

To decolonize the nose, patients’ nostrils are simply swabbed with a cotton tip that has been coated with antiseptic.

— Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
After removing the tick, the bite area should be cleaned with soap and water, rubbing alcohol, or another antiseptic.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

Definition of antiseptic

Noun

His attorney, Brian Williams, argued that the Fifth Amendment itself provides a legal avenue for seeking compensation, regardless of other remedies that may have been available.

— Brian Unger, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
If symptoms persist through drugstore remedies, do not wait it out.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of remedy

Noun

Professor Frink enlists Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, who are immune from the burp clouds, to persuade their father to help with a cure.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
While there is not yet a cure for MS, there are more than 20 therapies that can help reduce disease activity and slow worsening for many people living with MS.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cure

Noun

Two employees in pharmaceutical industry wearing protective gloves, mask, cap and white suit seen standing by the machine that is the part of the medicaments production during the working hours in a pharmaceutical manufacturing.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The doctors here have every modern medicament, but candidly confessed that the answer to the malady is beyond them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of medicament

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