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CHALYBEATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
iron (a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood)