chicken soup

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Meaning · English

The aqueous solution of nutrients used in the Viking lander biological experiments to detect microbial Martian life.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “chicken soup” mean?

The aqueous solution of nutrients used in the Viking lander biological experiments to detect microbial Martian life.

Is “chicken soup” formal or informal?

chicken soup is generally slang.