nostrum

Significado (Inglés)

1. A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
2. An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action.

Conceptos

panacea

remedio milagroso

droga de charlatán

Sinónimos

panacea

cure-all

patent medicine

catholicon

secret medicine

drugs

💊

trademarked medicine

brand-name drug

proprietary drug

recipe

remedy

secret

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Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈnɒs.tɹəm/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Latin nostrum (“ours”), nominative neuter of noster (“our, ours”).