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nostrum

C2 noun
us /ˈnɑ.stɹəm/

nostrum /ˈnɒs.tɹəm/ nghĩa là thuốc không được kiểm chứng

Các nghĩa

  1. thuốc không được kiểm chứng

    A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.

    Near-synonyms: paternoster, patent medicine, snake oil

    Many nostrums and traditional medicaments are mentioned throughout Greek literature as aphrodisiac stimulants.

    After each day's work in the fields, Brown was given some nostrum and made to repeat the ordeal.

  2. biện pháp không hiệu quả nhưng được ưa chuộng

    An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action.

    broadly

    reformers of church charities [...made] known […] their different nostrums for setting Hiram's Hospital on its feet again.

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