Hepar

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

  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}.


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     2. Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance;
        specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also
        {hepar sulphuris calcareum} (?).
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     {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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