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hepar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hep-ar
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Any substance resembling hepar in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry, Medicine.

Inflected Forms

hepars (plural)

Derived Forms

mesohepar

Phrases

hepar antimonii

Questions

What does hepar mean?
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).
Where does hepar come from?
Borrowed from Latin hepar (“liver”). Cf. liver of antimony.

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