Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichor

/ˈaɪkɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
ichor
IPA
/ˈaɪkɔɹ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The blood of human beings or animals; also (obsolete) the clear, fluid portion of blood; blood plasma, plasma.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A blood-like fluid.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fluid believed to seep out from magma and cause rock to turn into granite.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fetid, watery discharge from a sore; pus.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ichor, ῑ̓χώρ, icor

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈaɪkɔɹ/
  • British English: /ˈaɪkɔː/

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce ichor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪkɔɹ/.
What does ichor mean?
The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
Where does ichor come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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