nostrum[noun]Synonyms: medicine, cure, drug, elixir, panacea, potion, remedy, treatment
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
nos‧trum /ˈnɒstrəm $ ˈnɑː-/
noun [countable] formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: nostrum 'something of ours']
an idea that someone thinks will solve a problem easily, but will probably not help at all:
an economic nostrum [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲