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hepar.

liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown colour, sometimes used in medicine, formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalis (especially potassium).

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown colour, sometimes used in medicine, formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalis (especially potassium).

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. Any substance resembling hepar in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin hepar (“liver”). Cf. liver of antimony.

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