SUCCEDANEUM

succedaneum

(noun) (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

succedaneum (plural succedaneums or succedanea)

A substitute, replacement for something else, particularly of a medicine used in place of another.

• succedane

Source: Wiktionary

Suc`ce*da"ne*um, n.; pl. Succedanea. Etym: [NL. See Succedaneous.]

Definition: One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another; that which is used for something else; a substitute; specifically (Med.),

Definition: a remedy used as a substitute for another. In lieu of me, you will have a very charming succedaneum, Lady Harriet Stanhope. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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