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ICHOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fluid product of inflammation
Synonyms:
festering; ichor; purulence; pus; sanies; suppuration
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ichor" is a kind of...):
bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ichor"):
gleet (a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea)
Derivation:
ichorous (of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ichor" is a kind of...):
fluid (a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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