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nostrum

noun

Patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

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Word length
7
Starts with
N
Ends with
M
Contains
OS
Scrabble score
9

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ˈnɒs.tɹəm

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noun

  1. Patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

noun

  1. Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

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