panacæa

A form of panacea — A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

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nounpanacæa (plural panacæas)

plural panacæas

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of panacea.

    ... so that they are, for the sake of this panacæa, seized by surprise ; as this oil is subservient to the above-mentioned medical purposes.

    1797, Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig, Encyclopædia britannica
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    In most of the grand Articles, these slow-paced Societies afford us but little Comfort; and return Ignoramus upon many an Enquiry: whilst a Blacksmith will easily show you the Philosopher's Stone ; every Apothecary help us to a Panacæa ; every Watchmaker to the perpetual Motion ; and every Pilot to the Longitude.

    1750, Peter Shaw, The Reflector: Representing Human Affairs, as They are

    It treats next of those who contended for the prolongation of life by antidotes and panacæas, transcribing here a strange elećtary from Aćtuarius, in which euphorbium makes one ingredient.

    1758, Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, The Monthly Review - Volume 19, page 480
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