adj.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' l ē -b ē - ə t, - ' li-
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably from New Latin chalybeatus, irregular from Latin chalybs steel, from Greek chalyb-, chalyps, from Chalybes, ancient people in Asia Minor
Date: 1634
: impregnated with salts of iron also : having a taste due to iron < chalybeate springs>