Ichor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods

a fluid product of inflammation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪkə/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɪkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

festering pus sanies purulence suppuration

Word Forms

suppurate	verb	cause to ripen and discharge pus
ichorous	adjective	of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies
sanious	adjective	of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

hondura

(Mitología griega) el fluido enrarecido que se dice que fluye por las venas de los dioses

🇮🇹Italian

icore

(Mitologia greca) il fluido rarefatto che si dice scorra nelle vene degli Dei

🇵🇹Portuguese

icor

(Mitologia grega) o fluido rarefeito que flui nas veias dos deuses

🇷🇺Russian

сукровица

(Греческая мифология) разреженная жидкость, которая, как говорят, течет в венах богов.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऐकोर

(ग्रीक पौराणिक कथाओं) कहा जाता है कि दुर्लभ द्रव देवताओं की नसों में प्रवाहित होता है

🇮🇳Tamil

இச்சார்

(கிரேக்க புராணம்) அரிய திரவம் கடவுள்களின் நரம்புகளில் பாய்வதாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಚ್ಚರ್

(ಗ್ರೀಕ್ ಪುರಾಣ) ಅಪರೂಪದ ದ್ರವವು ದೇವರ ರಕ್ತನಾಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಯುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脓液

（希腊神话）据说在诸神的血管中流动的稀有液体

🇯🇵Japanese

イコル

(ギリシャ神話) 神々の静脈を流れると言われている希薄な液体

🇰🇷Korean

아이코르

(그리스 신화) 신의 정맥에 흐른다고 전해지는 정제된 액체

🇹🇭Thai

ไอชอร์

(เทพนิยายกรีก) ของเหลวที่หายากว่ากันว่าไหลอยู่ในเส้นเลือดของเทพเจ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

nanah

(Mitologi Yunani) cairan yang dijernihkan dikatakan mengalir di pembuluh darah para Dewa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.ichor

(الأساطير اليونانية) السائل النادر يقال إنه يجري في عروق الآلهة

🇹🇷Turkish

irin

(Yunan mitolojisi) Tanrıların damarlarında aktığı söylenen inceltilmiş sıvı

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The primary meaning of 'ichor' is '(Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods'.

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