NOSTRUM


Meaning of NOSTRUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnäs-trəm ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, neuter of noster our, ours, from nos we — more at us

Date: 1602

1. : a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness

2. : a usually questionable remedy or scheme : panacea

an audience eager to believe he had found the nostrum for all of society's ills — Warren Sloat

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.