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Hepar
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What's The Definition Of Hepar?Synonyms | Synonyms for Hepar: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hepar: See Also | Hepar In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
2. Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance;
specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also
{hepar sulphuris calcareum} (?).
{Hepar antimonii}(Old 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}.
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