Hepar
Hepar , noun
[Latin hepar, hepatis, the liver, Greek {not transcribed}.]
1.
(Old Chemistry) 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 hepar sulphuris ({not transcribed}).
2.
Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also hepar sulphuris calcareum ({not transcribed}).
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Hepar antimonii (Old Chemistry) , a substance, of a liver-brown color, obtained by fusing together antimony sulphide with alkaline sulphides, and consisting of sulphantimonites of the alkalies; -- called also liver of antimony.