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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'quicksilver' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions quicksilver noun  The metal mercury. (colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering. Translations:  French: vif-argent German: Quecksilber (trans-mid) Spanish: Mercurio (trans-bottom) (trans-top, amalgam used on mirrors) (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) verb  To overlay with quicksilver. To treat with quicksilver. adjective  unpredictable, Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial. Etymology: quyksilver from cwicseolfor. Literally "living silver" from its ability to move. See quick in the sense of living.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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