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Liver

/ˈlɪvə/

A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.

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📖 Definitions of "Liver"

noun

1
A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.
"Steve Jobs is a famous liver transplant recipient."
2
This organ, as taken from animals used as food.
"I'd like some goose liver pate."
3
A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.

adjective

1
Of the colour of liver (dark brown, tinted with red and gray).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Liver"

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spleennoun	(anatomy, immunology) In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
hepaticnoun	Of or relating to the liver.
kidneynoun	An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
hepatitisnoun	Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
lungnoun	(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
haynoun	(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
foienoun	(colloquial) Ellipsis of foie gras. [The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.]
hepaticanoun	Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica.
liftnoun	An act of lifting or raising.
wheelnoun	A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
textnoun	A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
dwellernoun	An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.
denizennoun	An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.
occupantnoun	A person who occupies a place.
tenantnoun	One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
inhabitantnoun	Someone or thing who lives in a place.
residentnoun	A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
householdernoun	The head of a household.
homesteadernoun	A pioneer who goes and settles on a homestead.