chalybeate

Etymology

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

adj

  1. Containing dissolved salts of iron.
  2. Tasting of iron, said of mineral water.

noun

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

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