Noun: nostrum nós-trum
- Patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
"The travelling salesman peddled various nostrums claiming to cure all ailments"
- Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
"Despite claims in advertisements, there is no nostrum for all health problems";
- panacea, catholicon [rare], cure-all
Derived forms: nostrums
Type of: curative, cure, patent medicine, remedy, therapeutic
Encyclopedia: Nostrum