Definitions for ichorˈaɪ kɔr, ˈaɪ kər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
i•chorˈaɪ kɔr, ˈaɪ kər(n.)
the ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the ancient Greek gods.
Category: Mythology
the watery ooze of a wound.
Category: Pathology
Origin of ichor:
1630–40; < LL īchōr < Gk īchṓr
i•chor•ousˈaɪ kər əs(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
ichor(noun)
(Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods
pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering(noun)
a fluid product of inflammation
Wiktionary
ichor(Noun)
the liquid that in Greek Mythology was said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods
ichor(Noun)
any bloodlike fluid
ichor(Noun)
a watery, fetid discharge from a sore
ichor(Noun)
yellow bile
Origin: Mid-17th century, from ἰχώρ.
Webster Dictionary
Ichor(noun)
an ethereal fluid that supplied the place of blood in the veins of the gods
Ichor(noun)
a thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer, wound, etc
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Ichor
an ethereal fluid presumed to supply the place of blood in the veins of the Greek gods.
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