Chalybeate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈlɪbi.ət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chalybeate is an adjective meaning Containing dissolved salts of iron.
Meaning
Containing dissolved salts of iron.
More Meanings
- Tasting of iron.
- A mineral water containing iron, a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century.
Example Sentences
chalybeate mineral water
"Situated on the River Cherwell", Banbury also benefits from "sulphurated water" and close by "a spring of chalybeate water".
Word Forms
- chalybeates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metalline, chalybeous, ferriferous, chloritic, hard, metallochelate.
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