chalybeate

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It had its magic waters; the sulphur and chalybeate-rich springs which became Gilsland Spa were known for generations for their health-giving properties.

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  1. adjective Impregnated with or containing salts of iron.
  2. adjective Tasting like iron, as water from a mineral spring.
  3. noun Water or medicine containing iron in solution.

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  1. New Latin chalybeātus, from Latin chalybs, steel, from Greek khalups, khalub-, possibly from Khalups sing. of Khalubes, Chalybes, people of Asia Minor famous for their steel.

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  1. from New Latin*chalybeatus, from Latin chalybs, from Greek χάλυψ (χαλυβ-), steel, so called from the Χάλυβες, Chalybes: see Chalybean.
 

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/kəˈlɪbəeɪt/
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