The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hepatite
Hepatite \Hep"a*tite\ (?; 277), n. [L. hepatitis an unknown precious stone, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, the liver: cf. F. h['e]patite.] (Min.) A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or heated.
Wiktionary
hepatite
n. (context mineral English) A variety of barite emitting a foetid odour when rubbed or heated.