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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POLYCHREST

n.[Gr. many, and useful. ] In pharmacy, a medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLYCHREST

Pol "y *chrest, n. Etym: [Gr. polychreste.] (Med. )

 

Defn: A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases. [Obs. ] Polychrest salt (Old Med. Chem. ), potassium sulphate, specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur.