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ichor

Syllabification: (i·chor)
Pronunciation: /ˈīˌkôr/
Definition of ichor

noun

Greek Mythology
  • the fluid that flows like blood in the veins of the gods.
  • literary any bloodlike fluid:tomatoes drooled ichor from their broken skins
  • archaic a watery, fetid discharge from a wound.

Derivatives

ichorous

Pronunciation: /ˈīkərəs/
adjective

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Greek ikhōr

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