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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure-all, often ineffective |
| Synonyms: | catholicon, cure, drug, elixir, fix, formula, home remedy, medicine, panacea, patent medicine, potion, quack medicine, quick fix, remedy, treatment |
| Main Entry: | panacea |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure-all |
| Synonyms: | catholicon, cure, elixir, nostrum, patent medicine, relief, remedy |
| Main Entry: | cure-all |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | panacea |
| Synonyms: | catholicon, elixir, magic bullet, magic potion, nostrum, theriac, universal remedy |
| Main Entry: | snake oil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | worthless preparation |
| Synonyms: | nostrum, quack remedy |
| Main Entry: | medicament |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
| Synonyms: | aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix*, healing, healing agent, help, medicant, medication, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, physic, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | medication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
| Synonyms: | aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix*, healing, healing agent, help, medicament, medicant, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, physic, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | physic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
| Synonyms: | aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix*, healing, healing agent, help, medicament, medicant, medication, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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