hepatic
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hepatic
- /hɪˈpætɪk/ UK
- /həˈpætɪk/ US
- /hɪˈpætɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ætɪk
Where it comes from
From Middle English epatik, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós, “of the liver”), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).
adjective
- Of or relating to the liver.
- Acting on or occurring in the liver.
- Of a deep brownish-red color like that of the liver. In the coal district of Ou-ma-too, a manufacture of sulphate of iron, or green vitriol, is established. A quantity of hepatic iron pyrites, mixed with an equal amount of coal, both being broken into small similar-sized fragments, is accumulated into a pyramidal form, and coated carefully over with l
noun hepatics
- Any compound that acts on the liver.
- A liverwort (kind of plant) There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: liver, kidney, renal, foie, hepatica, livers, hepatotoxic, hepatotropic, hepatobiliary, hepatocellular, hepatogenic, hepatogenous, prehepatic, intrahepatic, hepatitic, hepatoid
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adj colour
| 日本語 | 肝臓色の kanzō shoku no |
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Talk about this word "hepatic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hepatic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hepatic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hepatic "hepatic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hepatic.Cite this
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title = {hepatic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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