OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5974

nostrum

/ˈnɒs.tɹəm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
droga de charlatán • remedio milagroso
A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
Nay, he would sometimes retire hither to take his beer, and it was not without difficulty that he was prevented from forcing Jones to take his beer too: for no quack ever held his…
Near-synonyms: paternoster, patent medicine, snake oil
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