Is "medicine" countable? There is a usage as "take some medicine", but is this word countable? Is it correct to say "This is a medicine which can heal the scar." Or I should say "This is a kind of med

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Is "medicine" countable? There is a usage as "take some medicine", but is this word countable? Is it correct to say "This is a medicine which can heal the scar." Or I should say "This is a kind of medicine which can heal the scar." ? Thank you in advance!!

9 apr. 2015 11:31

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It is possible to use 'medicine' as an countable noun even though it is usually uncountable. It wouldn't be seen as an error if you said ' The doctor gave me several different medicines.' .

9 april 2015

The word medicine is not countable. You can count medicinal pills, but not medicines. "This is a medicine which can heal the scar." is the correct way to speak.

9 april 2015

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