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Definition of Quicksilver

1. Adjective. Liable to sudden unpredictable change. "A quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

2. Noun. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.

Definition of Quicksilver

1. n. The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver.

Definition of Quicksilver

1. Noun. The metal mercury. ¹

2. Noun. (colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering. ¹

3. Adjective. Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial. ¹

4. Verb. To overlay with quicksilver. ¹

5. Verb. To treat with quicksilver. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quicksilver

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Medical Definition of Quicksilver

1. The metal mercury; so called from its resemblance to liquid silver. Quicksilver horizon, a mercurial artificial horizon. See Horizon. Quicksilver water, a solution of mercury nitrate used in artificial silvering; quick water. Origin: Quick living + silver; so called from its fluidity; cf. G. Quecksilber, L. Argentum vivum. See Quick. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quicksilver

quickly quickness quicknesses quicks quicksand quicksandlike quicksands quicksandy quicksave quicksaved

quicksaves quicksaving quickset quickset(a) quicksets quicksilver (current term) quicksilver(a) quicksilvered quicksilvering quicksilvers

quicksilvery quicksmart quicksort quicksorted quicksorting quicksorts quickstep quickstepped quickstepping quicksteps

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