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Nostrum
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What's The Definition Of Nostrum?
[n] patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
[n] hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists Synonyms | Synonyms for Nostrum: cure-all | panacea Related Terms | Find terms related to Nostrum: See Also | curative | cure | elixir | patent medicine | remedy Nostrum In Webster's Dictionary \Nos"trum\ (-tr[u^]m), n.; pl. {Nostrums} (-tr[u^]mz).
[Neut. sing. of L. noster ours, fr. nos we. See {Us}.]
1. 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.
2. Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.
The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors
and the nostrums of quacks. --Brougham.
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