English dictionary
hepar
/'h/i/p/A/r/
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noun
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Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium), and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called also <i>hepar sulphuris</i> (&?;).
Source: webster1913