quack remedy

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• quack — quack1 [kwæk] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From the sound] to make the sound that ducks make quack 2 quack2 [i]n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: QUACK1] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: quacksalver …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Remedy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Remedy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 remedy remedy help redress Sgm: N 1 anthelmintic anthelmintic Sgm: N 1 antidote antidote antifebrile antipoison counterpoison antitoxin antispasmodic …   English dictionary for students

• remedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that cures or counteracts Nouns 1. remedy, help, redress, restoration; antidote, counterpoison, counterirritant, counteragent, antitoxin, antibody, prophylactic, antiseptic, corrective,… …   English dictionary for students

• quack medicine — A remedy of specific the composition of which is kept secret, and which is sold to be used by the purchaser without the advice of a regular or licensed physician. Kohler Mfg. Co. v Beeshore (CA3 Pa) 59 F 572, 574 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Nostrum — A worthless remedy. Nostrum is an example of a term that came from medicine, entered the world beyond medicine, fell into disuse in medicine, but is still used outside medicine. A nostrum was a medicine of secret composition recommended by the… …   Medical dictionary

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• nos|trum — «NOS truhm», noun, plural tms. 1. a medicine for which great claims are made by the person who makes and sells it; quack remedy; patent medicine: »What drop or nostrum can this plague remove (Alexander Pope). The doctors and quack… …   Useful english dictionary

• Protiodide — is an iodide of mercury and was a very commonly used drug in the 19th century, prescribed for everything from acne to kidney disease. It was also the treatment of choice for syphilis. It was available over the counter at any drugstore, the most… …   Wikipedia

• nostrum — noun 1) they have to prove their nostrums work Syn: medicine, patent medicine, potion, elixir, panacea, cure all, wonder drug, quack remedy; informal magic bullet 2) right wing nostrums Syn: magic formula, recipe for success …   Thesaurus of popular words

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• patent medicine — Synonyms and related words: balm, balsam, drops, drug, electuary, elixir, ethical drug, generic name, herbs, inhalant, lincture, linctus, materia medica, medicament, medication, medicinal, medicinal herbs, medicine, mixture, nonprescription drug …   Moby Thesaurus