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.
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.