ἰχώρ[ῑ],ῶρος,ὁ ,
A. ichor, the juice, not blood, that flows in the veins of gods, Il. 5.340 ,etc.: Ep. acc.ἰχῶib. 416 : in pl., of the Giants, Str. 6.3.5 ; later simply,blood, A. Ag. 1480 (anap.).
II. the watery partof animal juices,serum(cf. Gal. 15.345 ), of the blood, Hp. Cord. 11 , Pl. Ti. 83c , Arist. HA 521b2 (also in pl.,v.l. in
521a18 ), PA 651a18 ; of gall, χολώδεας ἰχῶρας
Hp. Acut.
(Sp.) 1 ; of milk,whey, Arist. HA 521b27 ;gravyof underdone meat, Archestr. Fr. 57.6 ;juiceof burning logs, Dsc. 1.119 , Eup. 1.120 .
2. serousorsero-purulent discharge, Hp. VC 19 , Arist. HA 630a6 (pl.), Gal. 10.184 , etc.;ἰχῶρες ὑδαρεῖς ὕπωχροι, from women in childbirth, Arist. HA 586b32 ; of theputrefied bloodof a viper, Id. Mir. 845a8 ; ofnaphtha(prob.), regarded in legend as due to the putrefaction of Giants' corpses, ib. 838a29 .