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ὀρός

ὀρός, the watery or serous part of milk

ὀρός, ὁ,
  • the watery or serous part of milk, whey, ναῖον δʼ ὀρῷ ἄγγεα πάντα Od. 9.222; ὀρὸν πίνων 17.225, cf. Hp. Mul. 1.29, Acut. 2, Arist. HA 521b27, al., Eust. 1626.1, 1818.23.
      • 2 the watery part or serum of the blood, Pl. Ti. 83d.
      • 3 the watery part of wood-tar, ὀρὸς πίσσης Hp. Ulc. 12, Thphr. HP 3.9.2, Paul.Aeg. 3.74.
      • 4 σπερματικὸς ὀρός seminal fluid, Placit. 5.23:—the form ὀρρός is f.l. in Hp. Il.cc., Arist. l.c., Ruf. Ren.Ves. 14, etc.; the form οὐρός was coined by Nic. Th. 708. (Cf. Skt. sarás, Adj. ‘fluid’, Lat. serum.)

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