hepatic UK /hɪˈpætɪk/US /həˈpætɪk/adjective 3noun 2forms 1 adjective3 •Of or relating to the liver. •Acting on or occurring in the liver. •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... — 1842 noun2 •A liverwort (kind of plant) •Any compound that acts on the liver. formshepatics
