[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hepar \he"par\, n. l. hepar, hepatis, the liver, gr. ?.
   1. old chem. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance;
      specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also
      hepar sulphuris calcareum ?.
      1913 webster

   hepar antimoniiold chem., 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
hepar sulphuris hepar sulphuris calcareum hepar antimonii liver of antimony 

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