chalybeate

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mineral water containing iron, a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century.
形容词 adj.
  1. Containing dissolved salts of iron.
    — "Situated on the River Cherwell", Banbury also benefits from "sulphurated water" and close by "a spring of chalybeate water".
  2. Tasting of iron.
    — chalybeate mineral water

词形变化

chalybeates plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English chalybeate
From Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups, “steel”) + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
词源 2
Clipping of chalybeate water. Equivalent to Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups) + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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