English to English
nostrum
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noun (n)
- hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- 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