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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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 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