chalybeate: Meaning and Definition of

cha•lyb•e•ate

Pronunciation: (ku-lib'ē-it, -āt"), [key]
— adj.
  1. containing or impregnated with salts of iron, as a mineral spring or medicine.
—n.
  1. a chalybeate water, medicine, or the like.
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