universal+remedy
21panacea — n. a universal remedy. Derivatives: panacean adj. Etymology: L f. Gk panakeia f. panakes all healing (as PAN , akos remedy) …
22Panacea — n. a universal remedy. Derivatives: panacean adj. Etymology: L f. Gk panakeia f. panakes all healing (as PAN , akos remedy) …
23Catholicon (electuary) — In pre modern medicine, catholicon was a soft electuary, so called as being supposedly universal in its curative and prophylactic abilities (see panacea); or a purger of all humours. Different authors have given different recipes for catholicon.… …
24catholicon — n. Panacea, universal remedy, universal medicine …
25panacea — n. Catholicon, cure all, panpharmacon, universal medicine, universal remedy …
26panacea — noun a panacea for the country s economic problems Syn: universal cure, cure all, cure for all ills, universal remedy, elixir, wonder drug; informal magic bullet …
27ca|thol|i|con — «kuh THOL uh kuhn», noun. a universal remedy; cure all; panacea. ╂[< French catholicon < neuter form of Greek katholikós universal; see etym. under catholic (Cf. ↑catholic)] …
28Alchemy — Al che*my, n. [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al k[=i]m[=i]a, fr. late Gr. ?, for ?, a mingling, infusion, ? juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. ? to pour; for chemistry was originally the art of extracting the juices …
29Azoth — Az oth, n. [LL. azoch, azoth, fr. Ar. az zauq mercury.] (Alchemy) (a) The first principle of metals, i. e., mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them. (b) The universal remedy of Paracelsus.… …
30Diacatholicon — Di a*ca*thol i*con, n. [Pref. dia + catholicon.] (Med.) A universal remedy; a name formerly given to a purgative electuary. [1913 Webster] …
