catholicon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

catholicon
    n 1: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought
         by the alchemists [syn: {panacea}, {nostrum}, {catholicon},
         {cure-all}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Catholicon \Ca*thol"i*con\, n. [Gr. ?, neut. ?, universal. See
   {Catholic}.] (Med.)
   A remedy for all diseases; a panacea.
   [1913 Webster]

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