NOSTRUM


Meaning of NOSTRUM in English

n. 25B6; noun

they have to prove their nostrums work : MEDICINE, quack remedy, potion, elixir, panacea, cure-all, wonder drug; informal magic bullet.

right-wing nostrums : MAGIC FORMULA, recipe for success, remedy, cure, prescription, answer.

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