'Hepar antimonii' definitions:

Definition of 'Hepar antimonii'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also hepar sulphuris calcareum (?). [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]