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