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hydrarg.

hydrarg. is the abbreviation of hydrargyrum.

Meaning of hydrargyrum

Noun

hydrargyrum (uncountable)

  1. Mercury (chemical element).
    • Hydrargyrum, Quick-ſilver, a Mineral, of a ſtrange piercing Quality, ſo as to eat thro' Gold, Silver, &c.1706, Edward Phillips, compiler, J[ohn] K[ersey the younger], “Hydrargyrum”, in The New World of Words: Or, Universal English Dictionary. […], 6th edition, London: […] J. Phillips, […]; N. Rhodes...

Questions about hydrarg.

What is hydrarg. the abbreviation of?
Hydrarg. is the abbreviation of hydrargyrum.

Words near hydrarg. in the dictionary

  1. hydrants
  2. hydraquent
  3. hydraquents
  4. hydrarchies
  5. hydrarchy
  6. hydrarg.
  7. hydrargaphen
  8. hydrargillite
  9. hydrargire
  10. hydrargirie
  11. hydrargochloride

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