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nostrum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | catholicon, cure-all, panacea |
| Type of | curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic |
| Has types | elixir |
nostrum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | patent medicine |
Examples of nostrum
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It is the old IMF nostrum used to keep nations in financial captivity since WWII.
From the infowars.com
Orlistat is not the only weight-loss nostrum to target the mass market lately.
From the time.com
Please do not vandalize pages, as you did with this edit to Exultavit cor nostrum.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This goes for salves, nose drops, gargles, vaccines and every other nostrum.
From the time.com
His subsuming nostrum is that we need to so stuff in a resolvey and no apologizing manner.
From the economist.com
Otherwise the only nostrum recommended here is to take up ornithology.
From the guardian.co.uk
But the nostrum also contained lead, which is potentially toxic.
From the sciencedaily.com
Often, the nostrum was manufactured and bottled in the same wagon in which the show travelled.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Greece now aptly demonstrating to all that would see the final effects of this economic nostrum.
From the economist.com
- Panacea: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
- Patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
- A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects; An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action
- Defined by Webster's as "a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness."
- An alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
