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(1):

(n.) 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):

(n.) Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also hepar sulphuris calcareum (/).

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hepar'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hepar.html. 1828.
 
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