pan|chres|ton

pan|chres|ton
pan|chres|ton «pan KREHS tuhn», noun.
an explanation designed to cover or to fit all possible cases equally well; catch-all explanation or proposition.
[< Greek panchrēston good for everything < pan- all, everything + chrēstós useful, good]

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  • chres — cat·a·chres·tic; chres·to·math·ic; chres·tom·a·thy; poly·chres·ty; pan·chres·ton; cat·a·chres·ti·cal; cat·a·chres·ti·cal·ly; poly·chres·tic; …   English syllables

  • ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… …   English syllables

  • panchreston — pan·chres·ton …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

  • tom — ac·cus·tom; ac·e·tom·e·ter; ac·e·tom·e·try; ad·ap·tom·e·ter; an·a·tom·ic; an·a·tom·i·co·path·o·log·ic; an·gi·o·sco·tom·e·try; an·thro·po·tom·i·cal; ap·er·tom·e·ter; ar·gen·tom·e·ter; ar·gen·tom·e·try; au·tom·a·tism; au·tom·a·tist;… …   English syllables

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