red water

noun

: any of several cattle diseases (such as Texas fever) characterized by hematuria

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Keep an eye out for red water goblets for storing candy in. — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026 Above this canvas metropolis loom red water towers whose tanks are known to teem with worms. — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 The alkaline substance will be dispersed over four to 12 hours off the back of one of the research vessels, along with the nontoxic fluorescent red water tracer dye called rhodamine. — ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025 The interior of this toiletry bag is coated in a cherry red water-resistant material, so when her beauty products inevitably leak everywhere during transit, their goo won’t take the bag with it. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for red water

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of red water was in 1594

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Medical Definition

red water

noun
: any of several cattle diseases characterized by hematuria
especially : any of several babesioses (as Texas fever) in which hemoglobin released by the destruction of red blood cells appears in the urine

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