1.
2.
[syn: pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ichor \I"chor\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichw`r: cf. F. ichor.]
1. (Class. Myth.) An ethereal fluid that supplied the place
of blood in the veins of the gods.
[1913 Webster]
2. A thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer, wound, etc.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ichor
n 1: (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the
veins of the Gods
2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: pus, purulence,
suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
ICHOR, n. A fluid that serves the gods and goddesses in place of
blood.
Fair Venus, speared by Diomed,
Restrained the raging chief and said:
"Behold, rash mortal, whom you've bled --
Your soul's stained white with ichorshed!"
Mary Doke