livering

liv·er

L l

Definitions of livering word

noun livering Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes. 1
noun livering an organ in other animals similar to the human liver, often used as food. 1
noun livering a diseased condition of the liver; biliousness: a touch of liver. 1
noun livering a reddish-brown color. 1
noun livering a rubberlike, irreversible thickening suspension occurring in paint, ink, etc., due to a chemical reaction between a colloidal pigment and a vehicle or as a result of polymerization of the vehicle. 1
adjective livering of the color of liver. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English lifer, cognate with Dutch lever, German Leber, Old Norse lifr; perhaps akin to Greek liparós fat

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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