lymph

Definition

Pure water.

Etymology

Borrowing from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (“clear water”), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, “bride; spring water”). Doublet of nymph.

Example Sentences

• "She lay face-down, an infected puncture point on the inside of her thigh oozing a faint lymph."

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