nostrum

nostrum is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.
2. noun. Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.
3. noun. patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
4. noun. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

   Synonyms: catholicon, panacea

Synonyms

catholicon, panacea

Common word forms

nostrums

Words from these letters

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