chalybeate

[ kuh-lib-ee-it, -eyt ]

/ kəˈlɪb i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

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adjective

containing or impregnated with salts of iron, as a mineral spring or medicine.

noun

a chalybeate water, medicine, or the like.

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Origin of chalybeate

1625–35; <New Latin chalybēātus,Latin chalybē(ïus) of steel (<Greek chalybēís, equivalent to chalybē-, variant stem of chályps iron + -is adj. suffix) + -ātus-ate¹; see chalybite

Words nearby chalybeate

Chalon-sur-Saône, Chalukya, chalumeau, chalupa, chalutz, chalybeate, chalybite, cham, chamade, chamaedorea, Chamaeleon

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How to use chalybeate in a sentence

Both are used as chalybeate tonics, either in the form of pills or dissolved in hot water.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The antidote was excellent; cooling, fortifying; 'quite a chalybeate,' her aunt would say, and she was thankful.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
Quickly she hurried away and found the miller seated on his favourite rustic bench near the chalybeate spring.
Sixes and Sevens|O. Henry
It was, however, observed, that chalybeate-springs were numerous close to the water's edge.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, Complete|Charles Sturt

It is a tonic or chalybeate, and, as this goes to press, is being retubed.
Saratoga and How to See It|R. F. Dearborn

British Dictionary definitions for chalybeate

chalybeate

/ (kəˈlɪbɪɪt) /

adjective

containing or impregnated with iron salts

noun

any drug containing or tasting of iron

Word Origin for chalybeate

C17: from New Latin chalybēātus, ultimately from khalups iron

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for chalybeate

chalybeate

[ kă-lĭb′ē-ĭt ]

adj.

Impregnated with or containing iron salts.