prescribing

The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines. n

the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions n

the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions n a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist n written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person n written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice n

n a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior n something regarded as a normative example n prescribed guide for conduct or action n (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice n a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct n the duration of a monarch's or government's power n dominance or power through legal authority n directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted n any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order n a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system n (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems n measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths v exercise authority over