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Type Words
Synonyms festering, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration
Type of bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance
Has types gleet
Derivation ichorous
Type Words
Type of fluid

Examples of ichor

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In Argonautica, Apollonius notes that the ichor ran out like molten lead.
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When it comes to ichor-stained blue bloods they are loyal to a fault.
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The Ancient Greeks believed that the blood of the gods, ichor, was a substance that was poisonous to mortals.
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Jason again turns to Hera, who guides him to open a cylindrical plug on the back of Talos's heel, releasing the latter's vital ichor.
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He was defeated not by Jason, but by Medea casting a spell on Talos, causing him to remove the bronze nail from his ankle which kept the ichor inside.
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And then I imagine Ben at a table with a plastic bib around his neck, feasting gluttonously on the fatted flesh of the crabs, butter and ichor and flecks of soft white meat drooling down his chin.
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  • (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods
  • Pus: a fluid product of inflammation
  • In Greek mythology, ichor (or ; Greek) is the ethereal fluid that is the Greek gods' blood, sometimes said to have been present in ambrosia or nectar. When a god was injured and bled, the ichor made his or her blood poisonous to mortals. ...
  • Ichor is The Black League's first full-length album, released in 2000 by Spinefarm Records. A music video was made of the song Winter Winds Sing. The limited 2LP version of Ichor includes two bonus tracks: The Everlasting Pt. ...
  • Faery blood. Sparkly and clear. First drink is addictive to vampires as meth.
  • Leakage of fluid from a sore or wound.