ichor
The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the godsThe liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
Meaning
5 senses(Greek, countable, uncountable)The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
Ichor
ихорixor
іхорixor
(Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods
(broadly, countable, poetic, uncountable)The blood of human beings or animals; also (obsolete) the clear, fluid portion of blood; blood plasma, plasma.
(broadly, countable, figuratively, poetic, uncountable)A blood-like fluid.
a fluid product of inflammation
(archaic, broadly, countable, uncountable)A fluid believed to seep out from magma and cause rock to turn into granite.
(broadly, countable, obsolete, uncountable)A fetid, watery discharge from a sore; pus.
ихорixor
Translations
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Origin
Sense 1 (“liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods”) is borrowed froSense 1 (“liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods”) is borrowed from Medieval Latin ichor, from Ancient Greek ῑ̓χώρ (īkhṓr, “fluid running through the veins of gods, ichor; watery part of blood, lymph, serum; watery part of milk, whey; gravy; pus; naphtha”); further etymology unknown, probably from Pre-Greek.
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Forms
plural: ichorsSynonyms
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4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable