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hydrargyrism

hydrargyrism noun: hydrargyria; mercurialism or mercury poisoning.

Noun

hydrargyrism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) hydrargyria; mercurialism or mercury poisoning

Origin of hydrargyrism

From hydrargyrum + -ism. By surface analysis, hydr- + argyr- + -ism.

Questions about hydrargyrism

What does hydrargyrism mean?
Hydrargyrism means hydrargyria; mercurialism or mercury poisoning.
What part of speech is hydrargyrism?
Hydrargyrism is a noun.

Words near hydrargyrism in the dictionary

  1. hydrargyllite
  2. hydrargyral
  3. hydrargyre
  4. hydrargyria
  5. hydrargyriferous
  6. hydrargyrism
  7. hydrargyron
  8. hydrargyrum
  9. hydrarthroses
  10. hydrarthrosis
  11. hydras

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