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hepatizon.

A valuable metal alloy in antiquity, thought to have been an alloy of copper with gold and silver, mixed and treated to produce a material with a dark purplish patina.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɑn/General-American
  1. A valuable metal alloy in antiquity, thought to have been an alloy of copper with gold and silver, mixed and treated to produce a material with a dark purplish patina.

    uncountable
  2. chloasma

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From the Latin hēpatizon, from the Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον (hēpătĭ́zon), from ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων (hēpătĭ́zōn, “liver-coloured”).

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