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English
Etymology
From the Latin hēpatizon, from the Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον (hēpătĭ́zon), from ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων (hēpătĭ́zōn, “liver-coloured”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hepatizon (uncountable)
- 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.
- chloasma
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Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον (hēpătĭ́zon), neuter of ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων (hēpătĭ́zōn, “liver-coloured”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hēpatizon n sg (genitive hēpatizontis); third declension
- liver-coloured Corinthian bronze
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
Declension
- This word is attested only in the nominative singular; the remaining declension is hypothetical.
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem), singular only.
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