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hydrargire

hydrargire is the obsolete form 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 hydrargire

What is hydrargire the obsolete form of?
Hydrargire is the obsolete form of hydrargyrum.

Words near hydrargire in the dictionary

  1. hydrarchies
  2. hydrarchy
  3. hydrarg.
  4. hydrargaphen
  5. hydrargillite
  6. hydrargire
  7. hydrargirie
  8. hydrargochloride
  9. hydrargochlorides
  10. hydrargyllite
  11. hydrargyral

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