Definition of ichor Ichor

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We found 10 definitions of ichor from 5 different sources.

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What does ichor mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: ichors

ichor - (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods
  fluid continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
ichor - a fluid product of inflammation
  pus, purulence, suppuration, sanies, festering
  bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humor, humour the liquid parts of the body
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • ichor (Noun)
    The liquid that in Greek mythology was said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
  • ichor (Noun)
    Any bloodlike fluid.
  • ichor (Noun)
    A watery, fetid discharge from a sore.
  • ichor (Noun)
    yellow bile .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ichor (n.)
    An ethereal fluid that supplied the place of blood in the veins of the gods.
  • ichor (n.)
    A thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer, wound, etc.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ichor
    ī′kor, n. (myth.) the ethereal juice in the veins of the gods: a watery humour: colourless matter from an ulcer.—adj. I′chorous. [Gr. ichōr.]

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