ichor
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
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Pathology. an acrid, watery discharge, as from an ulcer or wound.
noun
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Greek myth the fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods
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pathol a foul-smelling watery discharge from a wound or ulcer
Other Word Forms
- ichorous adjective
Etymology
Origin of ichor
1630–40; < Late Latin īchōr (in medical sense) < Greek īchṓr
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Example Sentences
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To the horror of everyone who looked on, he lowered himself into the bath of oil, drenching his clothes in sacred ichor, and fumbled around, feeling for the saint’s head.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024
The earthy scent is called petrichor, from the Greek words petra, meaning "stone", and ichor, meaning "the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods".
From BBC • May 28, 2024
The 2021 film “Spencer,” which I rewatched on Hulu over New Year’s, did much the same thing, trying to wring some ichor of glamour out of her corpse.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024
With sweat and ichor spewing everywhere, referee Harvey Dock got to double-dutchin’ in and out of the middle of the two gladiators before he finally, mercifully, stopped the fight.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023
Golden ichor flowed from the wounds on his arms and chest.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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