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Definition of Chalybeate
1. Adjective. Containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron.
Partainyms: Iron
Definition of Chalybeate
1. a. Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs.
2. n. Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an ingredient.
Definition of Chalybeate
1. Adjective. Flavored with mineral salts ¹
2. Noun. A mineral water that was a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chalybeate
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Medical Definition of Chalybeate
1. An obsolete term for impregnated with or containing iron salts and for a therapeutic agent containing iron. Origin: G. Chalyps (chalyb-), steel (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chalybeate
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