ἰκμ-άς,άδος,ἡ,
A. moisture, e.g. of oily leather, Il. 17.392 ; ἰκμάδος ἐστὶ ἐν αὐτῇ [τῇ Λιβύῃ] οὐδέν
Hdt. 4.185
;ἀνιεὶς ἐκ τοῦ σώματος ἰκμάδα, of a corpse exposed to the sun, Id. 3.125 , cf. Hp.
Aër.
8 ; ofmoisturein the soil, Ev.Luc. 8.6 ; alsoθανόντων ἰσὶν οὐκ ἔνεστ' ἰκμάςnoblood, A. Fr. 229 (prob.); of the bodilyhumours, Hp. Morb. 4.40 ; of all kinds ofanimal juicesormoist secretions, τὸ περίττωμα τῆς ὑγρᾶς ἰ. ὃν καλοῦμεν ἱδρῶτα
Arist. PA 668b4
;ἡ τῶν καταμηνίων ἰ. Id. GA 727b11 , cf. HA 556b27 , al.: com. metaph., τὴν ἰ. τῆς φροντίδος
Ar. Nu. 233
;ἰ. Βάκχου, i.e. wine, AP 5.133 ( Posidipp. );ἰ. δρυός, i.e. gum, ib. 6.109 (Antip.).