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catholicon

/kəˈθɒl.ɪ.kɒn/

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noun

/kəˈθɒl.ɪ.kɒn/C2formalmedical
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее гипотетическое универсальное средство или панацею от всех болезней или недугов, которое исторически искали алхимики.

A noun referring to a hypothetical universal remedy or panacea for all diseases or ills, historically sought by alchemists.

  1. Universal remedyC2formalmedical

    A hypothetical remedy or cure for all diseases or ills, historically sought by alchemists.

    ruУниверсальное средство

    • Alchemists spent centuries searching for the catholicon.
    • The idea of a single catholicon has been abandoned by modern medicine.
    • Some ancient texts describe a catholicon that could cure any ailment.

    Synonymscure-allelixirnostrumpanacea

Forms
  • catholicons plural form
  • catholicons' possessive plural form
  • catholicon's possessive singular form