liver extract

[ liv-er ]

/ ˈlɪv ər /

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noun

an extract of mammalian liver, especially hog or beef, for treating pernicious anemia.

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Origin of liver extract

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby liver extract

live on borrowed time, live on the edge, live-out, liver, liver chestnut, liver extract, liver fluke, liveried, liverish, liverleaf, Livermore

How to use liver extract in a sentence

Family members say he developed also liver cancer after his capture.
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Eggs, he says, are a good source of cysteine, an amino acid that helps the liver break down alcohol faster.
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He became delirious, his heartbeat grew ragged, his blood teemed with the virus, and his lungs, liver and kidneys began to fail.
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As digesting food passes through the small intestine, it mixes with chemicals from the liver, and nutrients are absorbed.
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Then stab her to death and bring me back her lungs and liver as proof of your deed.
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On May 13 Polavieja arrived in Barcelona physically broken, half blind, and with evident traces of a disordered liver.
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Excretion of these substances is greatly increased by a diet rich in nuclei, as sweetbreads and liver.
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A very small amount may be present after ingestion of large quantities of cod-liver oil or other fats.
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As they entered, a liver-coloured hound that lay stretched before the fire growled lazily, and showed the whites of his eyes.
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Passive hyperemia occurs most commonly in diseases of the heart and liver and in pregnancy.
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British Dictionary definitions for liver extract

liver extract

noun

an extract of raw mammalian liver containing vitamin B 12 : sometimes used to treat pernicious anaemia

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