ichor
/ˈaɪkɔr/
noun
- In Greek mythology, the fluid that flows like blood in the veins of the gods.
- Unlike human blood, ichor was said to be pure and never cause death.
- The poet described the ichor of the gods as a shimmering, immortal liquid.
- In the story, when the god was wounded, golden ichor flowed from the cut.
- A watery, foul-smelling discharge from a wound or sore.
- The doctor cleaned the ichor from the infected wound.
- The bandage was stained with ichor, a sign that the injury was not healing well.
- A thin, yellowish ichor oozed from the cut on his leg.