Word: nostrums
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nos
trums
Definition: Plural of nostrum; hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
Morphemes:
Affix: nostrum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nostrum
Language: la
Decoded: nostrum
Meaning: ours
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).