QUICKSILVER


Meaning of QUICKSILVER in English

— quicksilvery , adj.

/kwik"sil'veuhr/ , n.

1. the metallic element mercury.

v.t.

2. to amalgamate (metal) with mercury.

[ bef. 1000; ME qwyksilver, OE cwicseolfor (trans. L argentum vivum ) lit., living silver ]

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