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hepatizon

/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɒn/US/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɑn/

hepatizon noun: a valuable metal alloy in antiquity, thought to have been an alloy of copper with gold and silver, mixed and treated to produce a material with a dark purplish patina.

Noun

hepatizon (uncountable)

  1. A valuable metal alloy in antiquity, thought to have been an alloy of copper with gold and silver, mixed and treated to produce a material with a dark purplish patina.
  2. chloasma

Origin of hepatizon

From the Latin hēpatizon, from the Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον (hēpătĭ́zon), from ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων (hēpătĭ́zōn, “liver-coloured”).

Questions about hepatizon

What does hepatizon mean?
Hepatizon means a valuable metal alloy in antiquity, thought to have been an alloy of copper with gold and silver, mixed and treated to produce a material with a dark purplish patina.
What part of speech is hepatizon?
Hepatizon is a noun.
How do you pronounce hepatizon?
Hepatizon is pronounced /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɒn/ (UK).

Words near hepatizon in the dictionary

  1. hepatizations
  2. hepatize
  3. hepatized
  4. hepatizes
  5. hepatizing
  6. hepatizon
  7. hepato-
  8. hepato-enteritides
  9. hepato-enteritis
  10. hepato-gastroenterology
  11. hepatoadenoma

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