English dictionary

nostrum

/'n/A/str/@/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

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Synonyms catholicon cure-all panacea

Source: WordNet 3.0
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.

noun

Source: webster1913