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nostrum

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɒs.tɹəm/Part of speech nounSorted mnorstuStarts with NEnds with M0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: paternoster, patent medicine, snake oil
  • In precisely the same way does a quack doctor prescribe his infallible nostrum to every patient, without taking into account differences of constitution, or [...]
  • Many nostrums and traditional medicaments are mentioned throughout Greek literature as aphrodisiac stimulants.

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