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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.

Synonyms

All synonyms

elixir

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύχρηστος (polúkhrēstos, “multipurpose, highly useful”), from πολύς (polús) + χρηστός (khrēstós, “useful”).

Related phrases

polychrest salt

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