'Chalybeate' definitions:
Definition of 'chalybeate'
From: WordNet
adjective
Containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron
Definition of 'Chalybeate'
From: GCIDE
- Chalybeate \Cha*lyb"e*ate\, a. [NL. chalybeatus, fr. chalube["i]us. See Chalubean.] Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Chalybeate'
From: GCIDE
- Chalybeate \Cha*lyb"e*ate\, n. Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an ingredient. [1913 Webster]