CHALYBEATE

chalybeate

(adjective) containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

chalybeate

Containing dissolved salts of iron.

Tasting of iron, said of mineral water.

Noun

chalybeate (plural chalybeates)

A mineral water containing iron, a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century.

Source: Wiktionary


Cha*lyb"e*ate, a. Etym: [NL. chalybeatus, fr. chalubeïus. See Chalubean.]

Definition: Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs.

Cha*lyb"e*ate, n.

Definition: Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an ingredient.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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