NOUN | artifact | nostrum, panacea, catholicon, cure-all | hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases |
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artifact | nostrum | patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable |
Meaning | hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists. | |
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Synonyms | panacea, catholicon, cure-all | |
Narrower | elixir | A substance believed to cure all ills |
Broader | remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic | A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve / relieve pain |
Spanish | curalotodo, panacea, sanalotodo | |
Catalan | panacea |
Meaning | patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable. | |
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Broader | patent medicine | medicine that is protected by a patent / patent and available without a doctor's prescription |
Spanish | droga de charlatán, panacea, remedio milagroso | |
Catalan | panacea |
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