Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
nostrums
Sponsored Links NORDSTROM - Official Site
Shop apparel, shoes, beauty & more. Free Shipping with Shoe Purchase!
www.nordstrom.com
Nostrums
Save On Nostrums. Compare Prices, Product Reviews.
Shopzilla.com
Nostrums
Find Shopping Deals at Yahoo! Low Prices On Nostrums
shopping.yahoo.com
1 dictionary results for: Nostrums
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
nos·trum       (nŏs'trəm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
  2. A favorite but usually ineffective remedy for problems or evils.


[From Latin nostrum (remedium), our (remedy), neuter of noster; see nes-2 in Indo-European roots.]

(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Share This:Share This: digg.comShare This: ma.gnolia.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: www.google.com
Sponsored Links NORDSTROM - Official Site
Shop apparel, shoes, beauty & more. Free Shipping with Shoe Purchase!
www.nordstrom.com
Nostrums
Save On Nostrums. Compare Prices, Product Reviews.
Shopzilla.com
Nostrums
Find Shopping Deals at Yahoo! Low Prices On Nostrums
shopping.yahoo.com