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Word | Nostrum |
Thai Meaning | ยาที่แก้โรคทุกอย่าง, ยาสามัญประจำบ้าน |
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists / patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable / A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor / questionable medicine / a medicine, especially one that is not considered effective, prepared by an unqualified person. / a suggested solution for a problem that will probably not succeed / something that is used for treating illness, pain, etc., but that is not an accepted and effective medicine, | |
Usage | ⇒ They gave him nostrum for the snake bite ⇒ No quack selling nostrums is going to cheat me. ⇒ politicians repeating all the usual nostrums about the economy ⇒ This will allow the doctor to help the patient think through the pros and cons of such a decision, to avoid notoriously dangerous or ineffective nostrums , and to monitor for side effects. |
Synonyms | cure-all, panacea, cure, remedy, medicine, elixir, catholicon, treatment, formula, medicament, drug, medication, placebo, prescription, patent medicine, artifice, contrivance, device, expedient, invention, |
Antonyms | poison, |
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