Noun: catholicon ku'thó-lu-kun or ku'thó-lu,kón
Usage: rare
Usage: rare
- Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
"Despite claims in advertisements, there is no catholicon for all health problems";
- panacea, nostrum, cure-all
Derived forms: catholicons
Type of: curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic
Encyclopedia: Catholicon