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hydrargyre

hydrargyre 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 hydrargyre

What is hydrargyre the obsolete form of?
Hydrargyre is the obsolete form of hydrargyrum.

Words near hydrargyre in the dictionary

  1. hydrargirie
  2. hydrargochloride
  3. hydrargochlorides
  4. hydrargyllite
  5. hydrargyral
  6. hydrargyre
  7. hydrargyria
  8. hydrargyriferous
  9. hydrargyrism
  10. hydrargyron
  11. hydrargyrum

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