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noun 
  1. The metal mercury.
  2. (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 
  1. To overlay with quicksilver.
  2. To treat with quicksilver.
adjective 
  1. 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.


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