nostrum

Other forms of nostrum

plural

nostrums·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about nostrum

What does nostrum mean?

nostrum means "hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in nostrum?

nostrum has 2 syllables and divides as no-strum under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for nostrum?

Close synonyms include panacea, catholicon, cure-all. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nostrum a common word?

nostrum is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.