Found 2 items, similar to Succedaneum.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: succedaneum
succedaneum
n : (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute
(especially any medicine that may be taken in place of
another)
[also:
succedanea (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Succedaneum
Succedaneum
\Suc`ce*da"ne*um\, n.; pl.
Succedanea. [NL. See
Succedaneous.]
One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another;
that which is used for something else; a substitute;
specifically (Med.), a remedy used as a substitute for
another.
[1913 Webster]
In lieu of me, you will have a very charming
succedaneum, Lady Harriet Stanhope. --Walpole.
[1913 Webster]