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miracle drug

mir·a·cle drug
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mir-uh-kuh l druhg]
    • /ˈmɪr ə kəl drʌg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mir-uh-kuh l druhg]
    • /ˈmɪr ə kəl drʌg/

Definitions of miracle drug words

  • noun miracle drug wonder drug. 1
  • noun miracle drug effective new drug 1
  • noun miracle drug a drug that cures a disease that was thought impossible to cure 0
  • noun miracle drug any medicine, esp. a new one, that is remarkably effective 0

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Origin of miracle drug

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Miracle drug

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

miracle drug popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

miracle drug usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for miracle drug

noun miracle drug

  • panacea — an ancient Greek goddess of healing.
  • wonder drug — a drug, usually recently discovered or developed, noted for its startling curative effect, as an antibiotic or sulfa drug.

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