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Definition: CATHOLICON |
CATHOLICONNoun1. A remedy for all diseases; a panacea. |
Date "CATHOLICON" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
Etymology: Catholicon \Ca*thol"i*con\, noun. [from Greek expression, neut., universal. See Catholic.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Literature | Catholicon A panace'a. (Greek, katholicon iama, a universal remedy.) "Meanwhile, permit me to recommend, As the matter admits of no delay, My wonderful catholicon." Longfellow: The Golden Legend, i. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Nostrum, receipt, recipe, prescription; catholicon, panacea, elixir, elixir vitae, philosopher's stone; balm, balsam, cordial, theriac, ptisan. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: CATHOLICON |
| Specialty definitions using "CATHOLICON": Mettre de la Paille dans ses Souliers. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "CATHOLICON": Diacatholicon. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Words beginning with "CATHOLICON": catholicons. (additional references) | |
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"CATHOLICON" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Catholica, catholican. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "CATHOLICON" (pronounced 'Ca*thol"i*con'): Archdeacon, Bacon, Balcon, Barcon, Basilicon, Buscon, Diacatholicon, Ekasilicon, Estramacon, Etymologicon, Euphonicon, Falcon, Faulcon, Flacon, Gascon, Gentile-falcon, gyrfalcon, Harmonicon, helicon, Hydraulicon, Idioticon, Irenicon, Kamptulicon, lexicon, Monasticon, Onomasticon, Panopticon, Panpharmacon, Pantechnicon, Parelcon, Pharmacon, Rincon, Rubicon, Salpicon, Sciopticon, silicon, Stereopticon, Subdeacon, Synonymicon, Tyrotoxicon, Zircon. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-h-i-l-n-o-o-t" | |
-2 letters: catholic, coaction, lactonic, location. | |
-3 letters: chaotic, chicano, colonic, conchal, conical, coolant, laconic, octanol. | |
-4 letters: action, alnico, atonic, cahoot, calico, canthi, cantic, cation, catlin, chalot, chital, chiton, citola, clinch, clonic, cocain, cochin, coital, coloni, concha, coolth, lactic, latino, lochan, lochia, lotion, oilcan, oolith, talion, tholoi, tincal. | |
-5 letters: achoo, actin, aitch, aloin, altho, antic, cacti, canto. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-h-i-l-n-o-o-t" | |
+1 letter: catholicons. | |
+2 letters: echolocation, zootechnical. | |
+3 letters: echolocations, machicolation, technological. | |
+4 letters: chronometrical, machicolations. | |
+5 letters: achondroplastic, chorioallantoic, photomechanical, technologically, thyrocalcitonin, trichomonacidal. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 41 54 48 4F 4C 49 43 4F 4E |
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- - .... --- .-.. .. -.-. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01000001 01010100 01001000 01001111 01001100 01001001 01000011 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C A T H O L I C O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0041 0054 0048 004F 004C 0049 0043 004F 004E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37355442494643374948 |
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