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单词 chalybeate
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Definition of chalybeate in English:

chalybeate

adjective kəˈlɪbɪətkəˈlɪbiət
  • attributive Of or denoting natural mineral springs containing iron salts.

    铁盐天然矿泉的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chalybeate spring is located inside the iron railing; and the spring is the reason the first hotel was built in 1826.
    • Six of them are chalybeate (containing iron), and deposit iron suboxide upon coming into contact with the atmosphere.
    • Lord North stopped at the chalybeate springs in 1606 when on a trip from London.
    • One of those ridges spreads its long finger all the way down to where a good path leads to Hartfell Spa, a chalybeate spring contained in its little beehive-shaped shelter.
    • Which village in Buckinghamshire, England was the site of a chalybeate spa in 1840s, but failed to get recognition because Queen Victoria went to Leamington Spa (later Royal Leamington Spa)?

Origin

Mid 17th century: from modern Latin chalybeatus, from Latin chalybs, from Greek khalups, khalub- 'steel'.

Definition of chalybeate in US English:

chalybeate

adjectivekəˈlibēətkəˈlɪbiət
  • attributive Of or denoting natural mineral springs containing iron salts.

    铁盐天然矿泉的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Six of them are chalybeate (containing iron), and deposit iron suboxide upon coming into contact with the atmosphere.
    • The chalybeate spring is located inside the iron railing; and the spring is the reason the first hotel was built in 1826.
    • Which village in Buckinghamshire, England was the site of a chalybeate spa in 1840s, but failed to get recognition because Queen Victoria went to Leamington Spa (later Royal Leamington Spa)?
    • One of those ridges spreads its long finger all the way down to where a good path leads to Hartfell Spa, a chalybeate spring contained in its little beehive-shaped shelter.
    • Lord North stopped at the chalybeate springs in 1606 when on a trip from London.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from modern Latin chalybeatus, from Latin chalybs, from Greek khalups, khalub- ‘steel’.

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