Meaning of hydrargyrum | Babel Free

Definitions

Mercury (chemical element).

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Hydrargyrum, Quick-ſilver, a Mineral, of a ſtrange piercing Quality, ſo as to eat thro' Gold, Silver, &c.”

“‘There is a channel in the spine of her blade, and in it runs a river of hydrargyrum—a metal heavier than iron, though it flows like water.’”

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