hydrargyrum

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /haɪˈdɹɑːd͡ʒɪɹəm/

Noun

hydrargyrum (uncountable)

1. (chemistry and medicine) mercury chemical element
   • 1706, John Kersey (editor), Phillips’s New World of English Words (sixth edition), “Hydrargyrum”:

     Hydrargyrum, quick-silver.

Synonyms

• (mercury) azoth (alchemy), mercury (standard term), quicksilver (dated or evocative)

Translations

• French: hydrargyre
• Portuguese: hidrargírio
• Russian: гидра́ргирум
• Spanish: hidrargiro, hidrargirio

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