Definition of Quicksilver

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

Exact synonyms: Erratic, Fickle, Mercurial
Similar to: Changeable, Changeful
Derivative terms: Fickleness

2. Noun. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.
Exact synonyms: Atomic Number 80, Hg, Hydrargyrum, Mercury
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Cinnabar, Calomel, Mercurous Chloride
Derivative terms: Mercurial, Mercuric, Mercurous

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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