Thesaurus: quicksilver

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1. a. The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver.
2. adj. liable to sudden unpredictable change
3. n. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
4. The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver. Quicksilver horizon, a mercurial artificial horizon. See under Horizon. -- Quicksilver water, a solution of mercury nitrate used in artificial silvering; quick water.
5. The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquidsilver. Quicksilver horizon, a mercurial artificial horizon. Seeunder Horizon.-- Quicksilver water, a solution of mercury nitrate used inartificial silvering; quick water.
6. n:100 n a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures s liable to sudden unpredictable change