ICHOR

pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering

(noun) a fluid product of inflammation

ichor

(noun) (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ichor (countable and uncountable, plural ichors)

the liquid that in Greek mythology was said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods

(poetic) any bloodlike fluid

a watery, fetid discharge from a sore

yellow bile

Anagrams

• chiro, chiro-, choir

Source: Wiktionary


I"chor, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. ichor.]

1. (Class. Myth.)

Definition: An ethereal fluid that supplied the place of blood in the veins of the gods.

2. A thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer, wound, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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