| Pronunciation: | `panu'seeu | ||
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| Matching Terms: | panacean | ||
 WordNet Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | [n] hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | ||
| Synonyms: | cure-all, nostrum | ||
| See Also: | curative, cure, elixir, remedy | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \Pan`a*ce"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? all-healing; ?, ?, all + ? to heal.] 1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction. 2. (Bot.) The herb allheal. | ||
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| Definition: | A cure-all. | ||
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