hydrargyrum
/haɪˈdɹɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪɹəm/
hydrargyrum noun: mercury (chemical element).
Noun
hydrargyrum (uncountable)
- 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...
- ‘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.’1980, Gene Wolfe, chapter XIV, in The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun; 1), New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 129
- Synonyms:
- azoth, mercury, quicksilver
hydrargyrum meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
hydrargyrum in Tamil
- பாதரசம்
hydrargyrum in Malayalam
- രസം എന്ന മൂലകം
Synonyms of hydrargyrum
Forms of hydrargyrum
| alternative form | hydrargyron |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hydrargyrum |
| alternative form | hydrargire |
| alternative form | hydrargirie |
| alternative form | hydrargyre |
| alternative form | hydrarg. |
Origin of hydrargyrum
From New Latin hydrargyrum (“mercury”). By surface analysis, hydr- + argyr- + -um.
Words formed from hydrargyrum
- hydrargochloride
- hydrargyral
- hydrargyrate
- hydrargyria
- hydrargyriasis
- hydrargyric
- hydrargyrism
- hydrargyrosis
- hydrargyrous
- hydrargysm
Questions about hydrargyrum
- What does hydrargyrum mean?
- Hydrargyrum means mercury (chemical element).
- What is hydrargyrum in Tamil?
- Hydrargyrum in Tamil is பாதரசம். See Hydrargyrum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hydrargyrum?
- Hydrargyrum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hydrargyrum?
- Hydrargyrum is pronounced /haɪˈdɹɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪɹəm/.
Words near hydrargyrum in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hydrargyrum (page history and authors); hydrargyrum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hydrargyrum (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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