hepatic

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the liver.
2. (not-comparable)Acting on or occurring in the liver.
3. (not-comparable)Of a deep brownish-red color like that of the liver.

   “Polyhydrite, a silicate of oxide of iron from Breitenbrun, Saxony, is of a hepatic color, vitreous lustre and opaque”

   “In fact bis weakness was for alcoholic stimulants. Hence his liver was carefully examined. It was not of the usual hepatic color ; in this case it presented a deep purple-black”

   “Among the most striking ot the internal modifications is the gradual change of the liver from the characteristic hepatic color to a bright green.”

noun

1. Any compound that acts on the liver.
2. A liverwort (kind of plant)

   “There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.”