{Polychrest salt} (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate, specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur. [1913 Webster]
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Polychrest — (v. gr.), ein Stoff od. ein Werkzeug, welches zu vielen Dingen brauchbar ist; daher bei den Chemikern Polychrestosen. Polychrestmittel, zusammengesetzte Mittel, denen man eine vielseitige Heilwirkung zuschrieb, bes. Polychrestpillen (Pilulae… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
polychrest — n. remedy for several diseases. ♦ polychrest, a. ♦ polychresty, n … Dictionary of difficult words
Polychrest salt — Polychrest Pol y*chrest, n. [Gr. ? useful for many purposes; poly s many + ? useful, fr. ? to use: cf. F. polychreste.] (Med.) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {Polychrest salt} (Old Med.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polychrest — noun A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases … Wiktionary
polychrest — poly·chrest (polґe krest) [poly + Gr. chrēstos useful] 1. useful in many conditions. 2. a remedy useful in many diseases … Medical dictionary
polychrest — po|ly|chrest [... çrɛst] <zu ↑poly... u. gr. chrēstós »brauchbar«> (veraltet) zu vielen Dingen brauchbar, vielseitig verwendbar … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
polychrest — poly·chrest … English syllables
polychrest — … Useful english dictionary
HMS Polychrest — is a fictional naval vessel from Patrick O Brian s Aubrey–Maturin series of historical novels about the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The ship features in the second book in the series, Post Captain , and is a very unconventional sloop… … Wikipedia
Post Captain (novel) — Infobox Book name = Post Captain author = Patrick O Brian country = United Kingdom language = English cover artist = Geoff Hunt series = Aubrey Maturin series genre = Historical novel publisher = Harper Collins (UK) release date = 1972 media type … Wikipedia
