Definition of HEPATIC

hepatic

Plural: hepatics

Noun

  • A substance or drug that affects the liver.
  • any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
  • Any compound that acts on the liver.
  • A liverwort (kind of plant)

Adjective

  • pertaining to or affecting the liver
    • "hepatic ducts"
    • "hepatic cirrhosis"

Adj

  • Of or relating to the liver.
  • Acting on or occurring in the liver.
  • Of a deep brownish-red color like that of the liver.

Examples

  • My opponent looked green, as if he’d just been given a HEPATIC dose of my high-scoring word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English epatik, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós, “of the liver”), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).

Synonyms

liverwort

Scrabble Score: 14

hepatic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hepatic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hepatic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

hepatic: valid Words With Friends Word