About The Word Quicksilver
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Quicksilver
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What's The Definition Of Quicksilver?
[n] a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
Synonyms | Synonyms for Quicksilver: atomic number 80 | Hg | hydrargyrum | mercury Related Terms | Find terms related to Quicksilver: See Also | calomel | cinnabar | mercurous chloride | metal | metallic element Quicksilver In Webster's Dictionary \Quick"sil`ver\, n. [Quick living + silver; -- so
called from its fluidity; cf. G. quecksilber, L. argentum
vivum. See {Quick}, a.] (Chem.)
The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to
liquid silver.
{Quicksilver horizon}, a mercurial artificial horizon. See
under {Horizon}.
{Quicksilver water}, a solution of mercury nitrate used in
artificial silvering; quick water.
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