hepatizon

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UK/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɒn/US/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɑn/

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.

OriginLatin hēpatizon ← Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον →
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Meanings

nounhepatizon (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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.
  2. uncountablechloasma

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἡπᾰτῐ́ζον
  2. Latinhēpatizon
  3. Englishhepatizon

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

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APA

hepatizon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatizon

MLA

“hepatizon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatizon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hepatizon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatizon.

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