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单词 quicksilver
释义 quicksilver
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English quiksilver, from Old English cwicseolfor, from cwic alive + seolfor silver; translation of Latin argentum vivum like Middle Dutch quicsilver quicksilver, Old High German quecsilbar — more at quick, silver
1. : mercury 1a
2. : something resembling or suggestive of quicksilver : something mercurial
II. adjective
: resembling or suggestive of quicksilver : mercurial
III. transitive verb
: to overlay with or as if with quicksilver; especially : to coat (glass) with an amalgam of quicksilver and tin in making mirrors
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