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nostrum
noun
(nos-trum)
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
Synonyms:
catholicon
, cure-all,
panacea
,
nostrum
noun
(nos-trum)
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
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dogma
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monetarism
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syllogism
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myth
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mantras
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tommyrot
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wrongheadedness
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henri bergson
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statism
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trope
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dictum
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unguent
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delusion
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toryism
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abstract noun
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tinctures
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incuriosity
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monism
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subjectivism
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telos
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historicism
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hegelian dialectic
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humbug
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pedantry
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holism
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nostrum
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