English Explanatory Dictionary

chalybeate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Containing dissolved salts of iron.
  2. Tasting of iron.
noun
  1. A mineral water containing iron, a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century.

Pronunciation

/kəˈlɪbi.ət/

Word forms

chalybeate chalybeates

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups, “steel”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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