hepar

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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).

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Meanings

nounhepar (countable and uncountable, plural hepars)

plural hepars

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableliver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown colour, sometimes used in medicine, formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalis (especially potassium).
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableAny substance resembling hepar in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide.

Origin

  1. Latinhepar“liver”
  2. Englishhepar

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

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MLA

“hepar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hepar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepar.

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