Definition of ICHOR

ichor

Meanings

Plural: ichors

Noun

  • (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods
  • a fluid product of inflammation
  • The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
  • The blood of human beings or animals; also (obsolete) the clear, fluid portion of blood; blood plasma, plasma.
  • A blood-like fluid.
  • A fluid believed to seep out from magma and cause rock to turn into granite.
  • A fetid, watery discharge from a sore; pus.

Origin / Etymology

Sense 1 (“liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods”) is borrowed from Medieval Latin ichor, from Ancient Greek ῑ̓χώρ (īkhṓr, “fluid running through the veins of gods, ichor; watery part of blood, lymph, serum; watery part of milk, whey; gravy; pus; naphtha”); further etymology unknown, probably from Pre-Greek.
Sense 2.4 (“fetid, watery discharge from a sore”) is from Middle English icor, icore [and other forms], from Medieval Latin ichor; see further above.

Scrabble Score: 10

ichor is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ichor is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ichor is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

ichor is a valid Words With Friends word