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Hepatic vs Hexatic - What's the difference?

hepatic | hexatic |

As adjectives the difference between hepatic and hexatic

is that hepatic is of or relating to the liver while hexatic is describing several forms of liquid crystal that have in-plane short-range positional molecular order, weakly coupled two-dimensional layers and long-range bond orientational molecular order.

As a noun hepatic

is any compound that acts on the liver.

hepatic

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any compound that acts on the liver.
  • A liverwort (kind of plant)
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  • 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.

    Derived terms

    * hepaticology

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to the liver.
  • Acting on or occurring in the liver.
  • Of a deep brownish-red color like that of liver.
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  • See also

    * liverwort *

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    hexatic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry, physics) Describing several forms of liquid crystal that have in-plane short-range positional molecular order, weakly coupled two-dimensional layers and long-range bond orientational molecular order