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ichor
[ ahy-kawr, ahy-ker ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Pathology. an acrid, watery discharge, as from an ulcer or wound.
ichor
/ ˈaɪkɔː /
noun
- Greek myth the fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods
- pathol a foul-smelling watery discharge from a wound or ulcer
Derived Forms
- ˈichorous, adjective
Other Words From
- i·chor·ous [ahy, -ker-, uh, s], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ichor1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ichor1
Example Sentences
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".
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.
Weirdness has its own conventions; horror makes much of ichor and tentacles, of slithering and maws in the wrong places.
On the paving stones, a trail of golden ichor shimmered—the blood of the gods.
Consider the Sanskrit court poet Kalidasa, in whose verses we encounter a river scented with the fragrant ichor of wild elephants.
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