hydrargyrum — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hydrargyrum noun Mercury (chemical element).
- mercury noun A heavy, silvery metallic element that is liquid at room temperature and highly toxic; also called quicksilver.
- quicksilver noun An old name for the metal mercury.
Senses
hydrargyrum is used for these senses in English:
- hydrargyrum (chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element).
- mercury (science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]
- quicksilver The metal mercury.
mercury — full definition
- noun A heavy, silvery metallic element that is liquid at room temperature and highly toxic; also called quicksilver.
- noun Informal: the reading on a thermometer or barometer, as a stand-in for temperature or pressure.