hepar
nounEtymology Borrowed from Latin hepar (“liver”). Cf. liver of antimony.
1
Obsolete 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).
2
Obsolete Any substance resembling hepar in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide.
- Derived terms
- hepar antimonii, mesohepar