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mercurialist

mercurialist noun: a doctor who uses mercury or supports its use in medicine.

Noun

mercurialist (plural mercurialists)

  1. (archaic, historical) A doctor who uses mercury or supports its use in medicine.

Forms of mercurialist

pluralmercurialists

Origin of mercurialist

From mercurial + -ist.

Questions about mercurialist

What does mercurialist mean?
Mercurialist means a doctor who uses mercury or supports its use in medicine.
What part of speech is mercurialist?
Mercurialist is a noun.
What is the plural of mercurialist?
The plural of mercurialist is mercurialists.

Words near mercurialist in the dictionary

  1. mercurialise
  2. mercurialised
  3. mercurialises
  4. mercurialising
  5. mercurialism
  6. mercurialist
  7. mercurialists
  8. mercurialities
  9. mercuriality
  10. mercurialization
  11. mercurializations

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