hepatize Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hep"a*tize transitive verb

Etymology

Gr. to be like the liver, to be liver-colored, fr. , , the liver: cf. E. hepatite, and (for sense 2) F. hépatiser.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Hepatized ; present participle & verbal noun Hepatizing

Definitions

1. To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas, formerly called hepatic gas.

   On the right . . . were two wells of hepatized water. Barrow.

2. To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs.