hepatize

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
22
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛpətaɪz/

Definition of hepatize

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas (formerly called hepatic gas).
    “On the right […] were two wells of hepatized water.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas (formerly called hepatic gas).
    “On the right […] were two wells of hepatized water.”
  2. (transitive)To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs.
  3. (transitive)To convert into a substance resembling liver.

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Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] to be like the liver, to be liver-coloured: compare English hepatite, and (for sense 2) French hépatiser.

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