panchreston
[ pan-kres-tuh n ]
/ pænˈkrɛs tən /
noun
a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
Origin of panchreston
1625–35; < Greek
pánchrēston, neuter of
pánchrēstos good for everything, equivalent to
pan-
pan- +
chrēs-, verbid stem of
chrâsthai to be useful +
-tos verbal adjective suffix
Words nearby panchreston
panchaia,
panchax,
panchayat,
panchen lama,
panchetto,
panchreston,
panchromatic,
pancoast syndrome,
pancoast's operation,
pancolectomy,
pancosmism