Definitions
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
Word origin
From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).
Used in a sentence
“A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.”
“Podson was seated on the bed, going through such turf forecasts as he could find in the papers; his panacea for correcting the mistakes of fortune.”
“Hydrogen is not a panacea for reaching the zero net emissions target by 2050, but it can grow to become "a big niche" fuel in particular sectors and applications, claims a new report.”
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01“Universal remedy”7 letters
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