Cha*lyb"e*ate (?), a. [NL. chalybeatus, fr. chalubeius. See Chalubean.]
Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs.
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Cha*lyb"e*ate, n.
Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an ingredient.
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