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polychrest
noun
poly·chrest
Definition of polychrest
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: a drug medicine of value as a remedy in several diseases
polychrestic
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Origin and Etymology of polychrest
Medieval Latin polychrestus, from Greek polychrēstos useful for many purposes, from poly- + chrēstos useful
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