ICHOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ichor mean? 

• ICHOR (noun)
  The noun ICHOR has 2 senses:

1. (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods

2. a fluid product of inflammation

  Familiarity information: ICHOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ICHOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fluid product of inflammation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

festering; ichor; purulence; pus; sanies; suppuration

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)