Etymology

hepatizon

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin hēpatizon ← Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον
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