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1. (n.) nostrum
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims; quack medicine.
2. nostrum
a pet scheme or remedy, esp. for social or political ills; panacea.
3. nostrum
a medicine made by the person who recommends it; proprietary medicine.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L nostrum our, ours (neut. sing. of noster); alluding to the use of the word on labels with the sense “of our own making”)
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1. (noun) panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
2. (noun) nostrum
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
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1. (noun) nostrum
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. (noun) nostrum
any scheme or device proposed by a quack
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