Main Entry:

nos·trum

Pronunciation:

\ˈnäs-trəm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin, neuter of noster our, ours, from nos we — more at us

Date:

1602

1 : a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness 2 : a usually questionable remedy or scheme : panacea <an audience eager to believe he had found the nostrum for all of society's ills — Warren Sloat>