polychrest

noun

poly·​chrest

plural -s

: a drug medicine of value as a remedy in several diseases

polychrestic

¦⸗⸗¦krestik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin polychrestus, from Greek polychrēstos useful for many purposes, from poly- + chrēstos useful

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