Meanings
nounpolychrest (plural polychrests)
plural polychrests
- medicineA medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπολύχρηστος“multipurpose, highly useful”
- Englishpolychrest
From Ancient Greek πολύχρηστος (polúkhrēstos, “multipurpose, highly useful”), from πολύς (polús) + χρηστός (khrēstós, “useful”).
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Finnish polykresti
- polykrestimedicine
French polychreste
- polychrestemedicine
Latin polychrestus
- polychrestusmedicine
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APA
polychrest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polychrest
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“polychrest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polychrest. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polychrest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polychrest.
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