noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɒn/
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General-American:/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɑn/
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noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 2
chloasma
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
From the Latin hēpatizon, from the Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον (hēpătĭ́zon), from ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων (hēpătĭ́zōn, “liver-coloured”).