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hepatite

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From Latin hepatitis, an unknown precious stone, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”); compare French hépatite.

noun hepatites

countable, dated, uncountable A variety of barite that emits a foetid odour when rubbed or heated. Carbon forms the basis of several of the combustibles; as coal, bitumen, amber, &c.; and it enters into the composition of a few minerals in small proportion; in the Aberthaw limestone, the hepatite, semi-opal, and in clay-slate, not exceeding 1 or 2 per cent.;[…].

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@misc{hepatite_2026,
  title = {hepatite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hepatite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}