quicksilver

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English - English
To treat with quicksilver
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial
An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering
To overlay with quicksilver
The metal mercury
{n} a white fluid mineral, mercury
liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
Quicksilver movements or changes are very fast and unpredictable. her quicksilver changes of mood
The metal mercury; so called from its resemblance to liquid silver
Quicksilver is the same as mercury
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
{i} mercury (metallic chemical element)
quicksilver

    Hyphenation

    quick·sil·ver

    Turkish pronunciation

    kwîksîlvır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkwəkˈsəlvər/ /ˈkwɪkˈsɪlvɜr/

    Etymology

    () From Middle English quyksilver from Old English cwicseolfor. Literally "living silver" from its ability to move. See quick in the sense of living.
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