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Noun: nostrum  nós-trum
  1. Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
    - panacea, catholicon, cure-all
     
  2. Patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

Derived forms: nostrums

Type of: curative, cure, patent medicine, remedy, therapeutic

Encyclopedia: Nostrum

Nearest

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nosological
nosology
nostalgia
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nostoc
Nostocaceae
Nostradamus
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nosy
nosy-parker
not
not at all
not bad
not by a blame sight
not by a long sight
not guilty
not half
not intrusive