hepatic
/həˈpætɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.06 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a deep brownish-red color like that of the liver.
Example Sentences
- "In the coal district of Ou-ma-too, a manufacture of sulphate of iron, or green vitriol, is established. A quantity of hepatic iron pyrites, mixed with an equal amount of coal, both being broken into small similar-sized fragments, is accumulated into a pyramidal form, and coated carefully over with lime-plaster. By this process much heat is generated and extricated, and the heap remains untouched until the smoke has totally subsided. The mixture is then removed, thrown into water, and submitted to heat, when crystals of sulphate of iron are obtained by evaporation."
- "Polyhydrite, a silicate of oxide of iron from Breitenbrun, Saxony, is of a hepatic color, vitreous lustre and opaque..."
- "In fact his weakness was for alcoholic stimulants. Hence his liver was carefully examined. It was not of the usual hepatic color ; in this case it presented a deep purple-black..."
- "Among the most striking to the internal modifications is the gradual change of the liver from the characteristic hepatic color to a bright green."
- "There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós)bor. Late Latin hepaticusder. Middle English epatik English hepatic From Middle English epatik, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós, “of the liver”), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *Hyekʷ-, epatik, hepaticus, ἡπατικός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /həˈpætɪk/
- British English: /hɪˈpætɪk/