Hydrargyrum
/haɪˈdɹɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪɹəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Mercury (chemical element). uncountable
"Hydrargyrum, Quick-ſilver, a Mineral, of a ſtrange piercing Quality, ſo as to eat thro' Gold, Silver, &c."
- 2 a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures wordnet
Example
More examples"Hydrargyrum, Quick-ſilver, a Mineral, of a ſtrange piercing Quality, ſo as to eat thro' Gold, Silver, &c."
Etymology
From New Latin hydrargyrum (“mercury”). By surface analysis, hydr- + argyr- + -um.