Meaning & use
ichor
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Meanings
noununcountableliterary
In Greek myth, the golden fluid that ran through the veins of the gods in place of blood.
Grammar: No plural and no article: ichor flowed from the wound.
Patterns
- the ichor of the gods
When the spear struck Aphrodite, ichor ran from her hand.
The poem describes the ichor in the veins of the gods.
noununcountablemedicalarchaic
A thin, watery, foul fluid that leaks from a wound or sore.
Grammar: Uncountable and mostly found in old medical writing or horror fiction.
The old physician noted a thin ichor seeping from the ulcer.
Dark ichor oozed from the creature's wounds in the story.
Common combinations
- golden ichor
- Golden ichor shone in the god's wound.
- ichor of the gods
- The tale mentions the ichor of the gods.
- black ichor
- Black ichor dripped from the monster.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- ichorous adjective
- of or like ichor, watery and foul
Commonly confused: ichor or icor?
ichor vs icor
A common misspelling; the standard form is ichor.
Practice
In Greek myth, what flows in the veins of the gods?
Choose one answer.
Ichor is the divine fluid in place of blood. Nectar and ambrosia are what the gods drink and eat.
Make it your own
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