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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYCHREST

polychrest  [ˈpɒlɪˌkrɛst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYCHREST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polychrest is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYCHREST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of polychrest in the English dictionary

The definition of polychrest in the dictionary is a thing which has adapted to multiple uses.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYCHREST


armrest
ˈɑːmˌrɛst
arrest
əˈrɛst
backrest
ˈbækrɛst
breast
brɛst
Brest
brɛst
Bucharest
ˌbuːkəˈrɛst
compressed
kəmˈprɛst
crest
krɛst
depressed
dɪˈprɛst
distressed
dɪˈstrɛst
dressed
drɛst
firecrest
ˈfaɪəˌkrɛst
goldcrest
ˈɡəʊldˌkrɛst
impressed
ɪmˈprɛst
prest
prɛst
rest
rɛst
stressed
strɛst
undercrest
ˌʌndəˈkrɛst
undressed
ʌnˈdrɛst
unrest
ʌnˈrɛst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYCHREST

polychaete
polychaetous
polychasia
polychasium
polychete
polychlorinated
polychlorinated biphenyl
polychloroprene
polychotomous
polychotomy
polychroic
polychroism
polychromatic
polychromatism
polychrome
polychromic
polychromous
polychromy
polycistronic
polyclinic

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYCHREST

at rest
Black Forest
cardiac arrest
come to rest
dearest
declare an interest
Everest
forest
Forrest
headrest
high-interest
hillcrest
house arrest
human interest
interest
lay to rest
Mount Everest
rainforest
self-interest
the rest

Synonyms and antonyms of polychrest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polychrest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYCHREST

Find out the translation of polychrest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polychrest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polychrest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

polychrest
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

policresto
570 millions of speakers

English

polychrest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polychrest
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعدد النفع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

polychrest
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

policresto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polychrest
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polychreste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polychrest
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polychrest
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

polychrest
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polychrest
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polychrest
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polychrest
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polychrest
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Polychrest
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polychrest
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

policresto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Polychrest
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

polychrest
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polychrest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολύχρηστα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polychrest
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polychrest
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polychrest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polychrest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYCHREST»

The term «polychrest» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.092 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYCHREST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polychrest

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYCHREST»

Discover the use of polychrest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polychrest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film: Depictions of British Sea ...
Aubrey's next mis- sion is convoy duty, which proves frustrating since Polychrest is slow and not very maneuverable. After leaving the convoy, Aubrey has time to rerig the Polychrest to make her more maneuverable. Aubrey is a great admirer ...
Sue Parrill, 2009
2
The Patrick O'Brian Muster Book: Persons, Animals, Ships and ...
Polychrest, HMS HMS Polychrest, a sloop known as the 'Carpenter's Mistake'— being an experimental vessel designed by Mr Eldon and built by the unsavoury Hickman's yard—is Jack Aubrey's second and final ship in the rank of Commander ...
Anthony Gary Brown, 2014
3
Dreams, Symbols, and Homeopathy: Archetypal Dimensions of ...
Remedies that indicate that they are a polychrest belonging to a certain group, for instance, Lachesis (snake polychrest) means that the remedy represents a well- known remedy within a particular family of remedies. In these cases, it is worth ...
Jane Cicchetti, 2003
4
The Northern Journal of Medicine
The sulphurous purging waters are rudely but usefully imitated by adding to mixtures of purging salts a portion of the polychrest salt, which is the sulphas potassae cum sulphure, of the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia. Two ounces of Epsom salts, ...
‎1846
5
Handbook of Materia Medica & Therapeutics of Homoeopathy
Dr. Nash. calls. it. a. truly. polychrest. remedy. Lachesis is prepared from the venom of the Surukuku snake of Brazil. It was proved by Dr. Hering, who collected the virus in Brazil in 1828. Dr. Dunham writes that it was procured by Dr. Hering ...
Murti Narasimha, 2003
6
THE MONTHYLY GAZETTE OF HEALTH
Preventive Powder, — Take of Sal Polychrest, Rhubarb Powder, of each two scruples. Mix for one dose. To be taken, four hours before a meal, in a wineglass of spear-mint water. When it begins to operate, the patient should drink freely of ...
RICHARD REECE, M.D., 1823
7
Ayurvedic materia medica for domestic use
SAL POLYCHREST This is a tartrate of soda and potash; it is very similar in its operation to the sulphate of potash, and is a very useful adjunct to rhubarb, the operation of which it quickens and renders more certain. Ten grains of sal polychrest ...
Thomas John Graham
8
Manual of Homoeopathic Medicine
A. ) Polychrest. — Aeon. bell. bry. mere, n-vom. puis. — Am. ars. cham. lach. rhus. sulph. — Calc. chin. lyc. phos. sep. sil. Carb-v. dulc. hep. hyos. ipec veratr. B. ) Semi-Polychrest. — Caus. cocc. fer. graph, ign. nitr-ac. op. petr. staph.
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, 1841
9
A dictionary of chemistry and the allied branches of other ...
Carbonate of potassium. Salt of Vitriol. Purified Bulphate of zinc. Salt of WisnoM. Am monio- mercuric chloride, 2NH*Cl.HgwCl2.HsO. Salt (Perlate). Disodic orthophos- phate. Salt (Polychrest) of Glaser, Sulphate of potassium. Salt ( Sedative).
Henry Watts, 1868
10
Psyche and Substance: Essays on Homeopathy in the Light of ...
Every single substance of the mineral, plant and animal world represents a potential medicine which may be required in 161 ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS OF LACTRODECTUS MACTANS Polychrest Versus Less Frequently Used Remedy — ...
Edward C. Whitmont, 1991

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYCHREST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polychrest is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Stinky Frogs to Give Their Human Predators Clues to Survive …
It might be recalled that a polychrest drug from the poison of “Bufo Rana” was prepared in Homoeopathy to treat various disorders including ... «ZME Science, Dec 11»
2
Disposed Paper cups "Death traps" for honey bees in urban …
A wonderful polychrest remedy in Homoeopathy, Apis Mellifica, is prepared out of the crushed body mass of the bee. It is a remarkable drug in ... «ZME Science, Nov 11»

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