Associations to the word «Polychrest»

Wiktionary

POLYCHREST, noun. (medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
POLYCHREST SALT, noun. (obsolete) (medicine) (chemistry) potassium sulfate obtained by fusing niter with sulfur

Wise words

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.
Robert Louis Stevenson