nostrum – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
nostrum
n.
false or phony remedy; panacea
Nostrum
nostrum
Noun
1. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
(synonym) panacea, cure-all
(hypernym) remedy, curative, cure
(hyponym) elixir
2. patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
(hypernym) patent medicine
Nostrum
(n.)
Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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