1. (General Engineering) tungsten-electrode inert gas welding: a method of welding in which the arc is maintained by a tungsten electrode and shielded from the access of air by an inert gas. Compare MIG welding.
A prescription for a controlled drug is valid for 28 days from the date given on the prescription. usually six months unless it's a controlled i.e. morphine, pethidine and methadone. These medicines are often misused, so have stricter legal controls on their supply to prevent them being obtained illegally. A prescription for a controlled drug is valid for 28 days from the date given on the prescription.
A glasses prescription will be valid for two years. It cannot be valid for a longer period as a new eye test should be taken before ordering glasses as small changes may have occurred since the last. The purpose of a prescription is to order glasses to be made to give you the optimum vision possible.