Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Chalybeate · Cha·lyb·e·ate · IPA /kəˈlɪbi.ət/ a. n. 01 a. Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs. 1. Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs. 02 n. Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an ingredient. 1. Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an ingredient.