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chalybeate
[kuh-lib-ee-it, -eyt]
adjective
containing or impregnated with salts of iron, as a mineral spring or medicine.
noun
a chalybeate water, medicine, or the like.
chalybeate
/ əˈɪɪɪ /
adjective
containing or impregnated with iron salts
noun
any drug containing or tasting of iron
Word History and Origins
Origin of chalybeate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chalybeate1
Example Sentences
There are chalybeate springs and a hydropathic establishment in the town.
Sheep with worms in their liver were seen seeking saline substances, and cattle affected with dropsy anxiously looked for chalybeate waters.
Farther up the gully there is a chalybeate spring, and the broken fragments of the adjacent rocks are much stained with iron.
This chalybeate is an excellent tonic for weakly young chickens, and young birds that are disposed to outgrow their strength.
I took a sip, and found it of the flavour of chalybeate springs.
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