OriginBorrowed from Latin hepar (“liver”). Cf. liver of antimony.
- countable, obsolete, uncountableliver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown colour, sometimes used in medicine, formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalis (especially potassium).
- countable, obsolete, uncountableAny substance resembling hepar in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide.
Formshepars(plural)