nostrum

Meaning

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

Synonyms

panacea

cure-all

patent medicine

catholicon

secret medicine

drugs

💊

trademarked medicine

brand-name drug

proprietary drug

recipe

remedy

secret

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Translations

panacée

πανάκεια

panacéia

rememdium

ξόρκι

Geheimmittel

panacea

panacea

γιατροσόφι

orviétan

remède fallacieux

remède de bonne femme

panacea

Geheimarznei

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɒs.tɹəm/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nostrum (“ours”), nominative neuter of noster (“our, ours”).