First Known Use: 15th century
Dictionary
ichor
noun \ˈī-ˌkȯr, -kər\
Definition of ICHOR
1
: a thin watery or blood-tinged discharge
2
: an ethereal fluid taking the place of blood in the veins of the ancient Greek gods
— ichor·ous \-kə-rəs\ adjective
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Origin of ICHOR
Greek ichōr
Rhymes with ICHOR
abhor, adore, afore, and/or, as for, ashore, backdoor, bailor, bandore, Bangor, bedsore, before, bezoar, bookstore, box score, but for, call for, candor, captor, centaur, chain store, claymore, closed-door, cold sore, cold store, condor, Côte d'Or, decor, deplore, dime-store, Dior, done for, donor, downpour, drugstore, Dutch door, encore, ephor, explore, eyesore, fall for, feoffor, fetor, Fillmore, first floor, flexor, folklore, footsore, foreshore, fourscore, French door, full-bore, Gabor, galore, Glen More, go for, ground floor, gun for, hard-core, hog score, ignore, implore, Indore, indoor, in for, inshore, in-store, Kotor, Lahore, lakeshore, lector, lee shore, lessor, line score, look for, Luxor, memoir, mentor, Mysore, nearshore, Nestor, next-door, offshore, onshore, outdoor, outpour, phosphor, psywar, rancor, rapport, raptor, raw score, Realtor, restore, rhetor, savior, seafloor, seashore, sector, seignior, Senghor, senhor, sensor, settlor, Seymour, signor, smoothbore, s'more, soft-core, sophomore, stand for, stentor, stertor, storm door, Strathmore, stressor, stridor, subfloor, swear for, Tagore, take for, temblor, tensor, therefor, therefore, threescore, Timor, trapdoor, turgor, uproar, vendor, what's more, wherefore, wild boar, woodlore, z-score
Medical Dictionary
ichor
noun \ˈī-ˌkȯ(ə)r\
Medical Definition of ICHOR
: a thin watery or blood-tinged discharge (as from an ulcer)—compare sanies
—ichor·ous \-kə-rəs\ adjective
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