First Known Use: 1634
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1chalybeate
adjective cha·ly·be·ate \kə-ˈlē-bē-ət, -ˈli-\
Definition of CHALYBEATE
: impregnated with salts of iron; also : having a taste due to iron <chalybeate springs>
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Origin of CHALYBEATE
probably from New Latin chalybeatus, irregular from Latin chalybs steel, from Greek chalyb-, chalyps, from Chalybes, ancient people in Asia Minor
2chalybeate
noun
Definition of CHALYBEATE
: a chalybeate liquid or medicine
First Known Use of CHALYBEATE
1667
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