nostrum
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nos·trum

noun \ˈnäs-trəm\

Definition of NOSTRUM

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>

Examples of NOSTRUM

  1. politicians repeating all the usual nostrums about the economy
  2. using garlic as a nostrum to prevent disease

Origin of NOSTRUM

Latin, neuter of noster our, ours, from nos we — more at us
First Known Use: 1602

nos·trum

noun \ˈnäs-trəm\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of NOSTRUM

: a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness

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