prescription bottle

English

Noun

prescription bottle (plural prescription bottles)

1. A container for prescription medications, usually a small plastic cylinder with a screw cap.

   Where did I leave my prescription bottle?

   • 1999, George B. Griffenhagen, George Griffen Hagen, Mary Bogard, History of Drug Containers and their Labels, page 45:

     In 1908 Obear-Nester conducted a contest to name a new style of prescription bottle that would be on the market 1 January 1909.

Translations

a container for medications

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 處方瓶／处方瓶 (chǔfāngpíng)

• French: bouteille de médicament f
• Portuguese: frasco de comprimidos m
• Spanish: frasco recetado m
• Tagalog: bote ng reseta