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NOSTRUM Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word nostrum. (opposite meanings)
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cure
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

verb

• provide a cure for, make healthy again

• prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

• make (substances) hard and improve their usability

• be or become preserved

elixir
nounn
noun

• a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste

• hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold

• a substance believed to cure all ills

medication
nounn
noun

• (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

• the act of treating with medicines or remedies

medicine
nounn
noun

• the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

• (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

• the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries

• punishment for one's actions

verb

• treat medicinally, treat with medicine

pharmaceutical
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists

• of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment

noun

• drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment

potion
nounn
noun

• a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

prescription
nounn
adjective

• available only with a doctor's written prescription

noun

• directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

• a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

• written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person

• written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

remedy
verb, nounv, n
noun

• act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

verb

• set straight or right

• provide relief for

therapy
nounn
noun

• (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

treatment
nounn
noun

• care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

• the management of someone or something

• a manner of dealing with something artistically

• (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

• an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

Alternatives for CURE

Alternatives for ELIXIR

Alternatives for MEDICATION

Alternatives for MEDICINE

Alternatives for PHARMACEUTICAL

Alternatives for POTION

Alternatives for PRESCRIPTION

Alternatives for REMEDY

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