< Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)

​ARCANUM, strictly speaking, signifies any thing which is involved in mystery; but, in physic, it more usually denotes a remedy, the preparation of which is industriously concealed, either to enhance its value, or increase its reputation among the vulgar.—See Nostrum, and Specifics.

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