chalybeate

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups, “steel”) + -ate.

Adjective

chalybeate

  1. Flavored with mineral salts.

Translations

Noun

chalybeate (plural chalybeates)

  1. A mineral water containing iron, a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century.
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