Definitions for ichorousˈaɪ kər əs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

i•chorˈaɪ kɔr, ˈaɪ kər(n.)

  1. the ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the ancient Greek gods.

    Category: Mythology

  2. 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

  1. ichorous, sanious(adj)

    of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies

    "an ichorous discharge"; "the sanious discharge from an ulcer"

Wiktionary

  1. ichorous(Adjective)

    Resembling or relating to ichor.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ichorous(adj)

    of or like ichor; thin; watery; serous; sanious


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