ichorous
kɔr, ˈaɪ noun
1.
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
2.
Pathology. an acrid, watery discharge, as from an ulcer or wound.
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ichor (ˈaɪkɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Greek myth the fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods |
| 2. | pathol a foul-smelling watery discharge from a wound or ulcer |
| [C17: from Greek ikhōr, of obscure origin] | |
| 'ichorous | |
| —adj | |
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Ichorous
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| ichor (ˈaɪkɔː) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Greek myth the fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods |
| 2. | pathol a foul-smelling watery discharge from a wound or ulcer |
| [C17: from Greek ikhōr, of obscure origin] | |
| 'ichorous | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
ichor
1638, from Gk., of unknown origin, possibly from a non-I.E. language. The fluid that serves for blood in the veins of the gods.
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Medical Dictionary
ichor i·chor (ī'kôr', ī'kər)
n.
A watery, acrid discharge from a wound or ulcer.
i'chor·ous (ī'kər-əs) adj.
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