chalybeate

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈlɪbi.ət/ === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups, “steel”) + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Adjective ==== chalybeate Containing dissolved salts of iron. Tasting of iron. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of chalybeate water. Equivalent to Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups) +‎ -ate (noun-forming suffix). ==== Noun ==== chalybeate (plural chalybeates) A mineral water containing iron, a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century.