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nostrum
nos·trum N0171300 (nŏs′trəm)n.1. A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.2. A favorite but usually ineffective remedy for problems or evils.
[From Latin nostrum (remedium), our (remedy), neuter of noster; see nes- in Indo-European roots.]nostrum (ˈnɒstrəm) n1. a patent or quack medicine2. a favourite remedy, as for political or social problems[C17: from Latin: our own (make), from noster our]nos•trum (ˈnɒs trəm)
n. 1. a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims; quack medicine. 2. a pet scheme or remedy, esp. for social or political ills; panacea. 3. a medicine made by the person who recommends it; proprietary medicine. [1595–1605; < Latin nostrum our, ours (neuter singular of noster); alluding to the use of the word on labels with the sense “of our own making”] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | nostrum - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemistscatholicon, cure-all, panaceacurative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve painelixir - a substance believed to cure all ills | | 2. | nostrum - patent medicine whose efficacy is questionablepatent medicine - medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription |
nostrumnoun1. remedy, answer, solution, cure They are still peddling yesterday's failed socialist nostrums.2. medicine, drug, treatment, cure, remedy, potion, panacea, elixir, cure-all, patent medicine, quack medicine, specific Supermarket shelves are lined with nostrums claiming to alleviate flu symptoms.nostrumnounAn agent used to restore health:cure, elixir, medicament, medication, medicine, physic, remedy.Translations
nostrum
nostrum[′näs·trəm] (pharmacology) A quack medicine. nostrum
nostrum [nos´trum] a quack, patent, or secret remedy.nos·trum (nos'trŭm), General term for a therapeutic agent, sometimes patented but usually of secret composition, offered to the general public as a specific remedy for any disease or class of diseases. Term currently carries a pejorative connotation. [L. neuter of noster, our, "our own remedy"] nostrum (nŏs′trəm)n.1. A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.2. A favorite but usually ineffective remedy for problems or evils.A bottled mixture of herbs and plants, often in a 25% to 50% alcohol base, that was most popular from the 1870s to the 1930s, primarily in the American West; patent medicines were huckstered as cure-alls for conditions ranging from smallpox to cholera, and sold by mail or in travelling medicine showsnos·trum (nos'trŭm) General term for a therapeutic agent, sometimes patented but usually of secret composition, offered to the general public as a specific remedy for any disease or class of diseases. [L. neuter of noster, our, "our own remedy"]nostrum A medicine, especially a patent, secret and often QUACK remedy.nos·trum (nos'trŭm) General term for therapeutic agent, sometimes patented but usually of secret composition, offered to the general public as a specific remedy for any disease or class of diseases. Term currently carries a pejorative connotation. [L. neuter of noster, our, "our own remedy"]nostrum
Synonyms for nostrumnoun remedySynonymsnoun medicineSynonyms- medicine
- drug
- treatment
- cure
- remedy
- potion
- panacea
- elixir
- cure-all
- patent medicine
- quack medicine
- specific
Synonyms for nostrumnoun an agent used to restore healthSynonyms- cure
- elixir
- medicament
- medication
- medicine
- physic
- remedy
Synonyms for nostrumnoun hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseasesSynonyms- catholicon
- cure-all
- panacea
Related Words- curative
- cure
- therapeutic
- remedy
- elixir
noun patent medicine whose efficacy is questionableRelated Words |