liver

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Translations 1.1.3 Adjective 1.1.3.1 Translations 1.1.4 Derived terms 1.1.5 Related terms 1.1.6 See also 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.3 Quotations 1.3 Anagrams 2 Breton 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English lifer, from Proto-Germanic *liƀrā. Cognate with Dutch lever, German Leber, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish lever ( < Old Norse lifr).

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪvə(r)

[edit] Noun

liver (plural livers)

1. (anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. Responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.
2. This livestock organ used as food.
3. (color/colour) A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like that of liver.

   liver colour:

[edit] Derived terms

• chopped liver

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[edit] Adjective

liver (not comparable)

(the noun as a modifier)

1. Concerning or relating to the liver.

   liver transplant

2. Intended for the liver.

   liver salts

3. Of food, made of liver.

   liver pâté

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cod-liver oil hepatotoxin lily-livered liver fluke liver salts

liver sausage liver spot liverish liverwort liverwurst

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foie gras heparin hepatic

hepatitis hepatocarcinoma hepatogenous

hepatomegaly hepatotoxicity

[edit] See also

• detoxification
• fascioliasis
• gout
• jaundice
• Appendix:Colours

[edit] Etymology 2

from live + -er

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liver (plural livers)

1. one who lives

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liver

1. Comparative form of live: more live.

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eilrv
• viler

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[edit] Breton

[edit] Noun

liver m.

1. painter