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>