Hep″a‐tite (?; 277), n. [L. hepatitis an unknown precious stone, Gr. �, fr. �, �, the liver: cf. F. hépatite.] (Min.) A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or heated.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.