en snake oil

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • en humbug (n, communication) ➜
  • fi humpuuki (n, medicine) ➜
  • fi ihmelääke (n, medicine) ➜
  • fi pötypuhe (n, medicine) ➜
  • gl aceite de cobra (n, medicine) ➜
  • th น้ำมันงู (n, medicine) ➜
  • de quacksalberprodukt ➜
  • fr poudre de perlimpinpin ➜
  • fr poudre de perlimpinpin (n) ➜

Context of this term

  • en medicine (n, cognition) ➜
  • en slang ➜

snake oil is a type of…

  • en liquid (n, substance) ➜

Similar terms

  • en nostrum (n) ➜

Derived from

  • en snake (n) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 115068146-n
  • en.wiktionary.org snake oil
  • fr.wiktionary.org snake oil
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