panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all
(noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
Source: WordNet® 3.1
catholicon (plural catholicons)
(medicine) A supposed universal remedy.
• panacea
• cure-all
Catholicon
an early Latin dictionary, the Summa grammaticalis quae vocatur Catholicon
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*thol"i*con, n. Etym: [Gr. Catholic.] (Med.)
Definition: A remedy for all diseases; a panacea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
