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hepatizon

/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hep-a-ti-zon
IPA
/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɑn/
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

chloasma

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɑn/
  • British English: /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɒn/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce hepatizon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɑn/.
What does hepatizon mean?
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.
Where does hepatizon come from?
From the Latin hēpatizon, from the Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον (hēpătĭ́zon), from ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων (hēpătĭ́zōn, “liver-coloured”).

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