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ichor
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈaɪ.kɔːr/ us /ˈaɪ.kɔːr/
in Greek mythology(= ancient stories), the liquid that flows in the bodies of the gods instead of blood:
More than just a sportsman, they saw him as an immortal, with ichor flowing in his veins.
old use
a water-like substance that comes from an injury:
From the wounds on her swollen fingers issued semi-transparent ichor.
When he was wounded in battle and a courtier, quoting Homer, exclaimed, "Ichor, such as flows from the blessed gods," Alexander snapped, "That's not ichor, you fool: that's blood."
He felt a great power coursing through his blood like ichor.
He tried to say something, but only coughed up bile-coloured ichor.
She swats the fly with a chilling accuracy, smearing ichor over the wall.
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