patenttilääke

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (dated) patent medicine (any medicine with proprietary formula).
  • (figuratively) cure-all, panacea, nostrum (solution for all problems).

Etymology

Compound from Finnish patentti (patent) + Finnish lääke (drug, medicine, medicin, remedy).

Origin

Finnish

lääke

Gloss

drug, medicine, medicin, remedy

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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