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nos·trum  (nstrm)

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.

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[From Latin nostrum (remedium), our (remedy), neuter of noster; see nes-² in Indo-European roots.]

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nostrum [ˈnɒstrəm]

n

1. a patent or quack medicine

2. a favourite remedy, as for political or social problems

[from Latin: our own (make), from noster our]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nostrum - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists catholicon, cure-all, panacea curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain elixir - a substance believed to cure all ills
	2.	nostrum - patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable patent medicine - medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription

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nostrum

noun

1. 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.

Translations

nostrum [ˈnɒstrəm] N (= remedy) → remedio m secreto, panacea f (fig) → panacea f

nostrum

n (old lit, fig) → Patentrezept nt