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Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy:
A large
organ
in the body that
stores
and
metabolizes
nutrients
,
destroys
toxins
and
produces
bile
. It is
responsible
for
thousands
of
biochemical
reactions.
●
This
organ
, as
taken
from
animals
used as food.
●
A
dark
brown
colour
,
tinted
with
red
and
gray
, like the
colour
of liver.
●
In Chemistry:
Any of various
chemical
compounds—particularly sulfides—thought to
resemble
livers
in color.
●
In Meats:
Someone who
lives
(usually in a
specified
way).
Adj
●
In Browns & Colors:
Of the
colour
of
liver
(dark
brown
,
tinted
with
red
and gray).
●
comparative form of
live
: more
live
●
From or
pertaining
to Liverpool.
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Wiktionary
Origin
liver
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
lifer
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
live
English
liven
Middle English (1100-1500)
libban
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Lung
Stomach
Thyroid
Kidney
Spleen
Brain
Intestines
Tissue
Heart
Intestine
Skin
Body
Bladder
Blood
Gallbladder
Lungs
Colon
Hepatocytes
Organ
Gut
Prostate
Bile
Urine
Hepatocellular
Esophagus
Gastrointestinal
Tissues
Organs
Bowel
Glucose
Cirrhosis
Tumor
Protein
Renal
Muscle
Inflammation
Bone
Bloodstream
Pancreatic
Cholesterol
Muscles
Gland
Abdomen
Intestinal
Digestion
Insulin
Digestive System
Bone Marrow
Stomach Lining
Digestive Tract
Immune System
Gastrointestinal Tract
Thyroid Gland
Gall Bladder
Small Intestine
Adipose Tissue
Internal Organs
Central Nervous System
Red Blood Cells
More
Rhymes
Diver
River
Liver
Tiver
Fiver
Liver
Shiver
Quiver
Driver
Ashiver
Deliver
Aquiver
Survivor
Guadalquivir
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