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quicksilvering

quicksilvering is the present participle and gerund of quicksilver.

Meaning of quicksilver

Verb

quicksilver (third-person singular simple present quicksilvers, present participle quicksilvering, simple past and past participle quicksilvered)

  1. (transitive) To overlay with quicksilver.
  2. (transitive) To treat with quicksilver.

See all 5 meanings of quicksilver

Noun

quicksilvering (uncountable)

  1. An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.

Questions about quicksilvering

What does quicksilvering mean?
Quicksilvering means an amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
What is quicksilvering the present participle and gerund of?
Quicksilvering is the present participle and gerund of quicksilver.
What part of speech is quicksilvering?
Quicksilvering is a noun.

Words near quicksilvering in the dictionary

  1. quicksilver plaster
  2. quicksilver soap
  3. quicksilver water
  4. quicksilver weed
  5. quicksilvered
  6. quicksilvering
  7. quicksilverish
  8. quicksilverishness
  9. quicksilvers
  10. quicksilvery
  11. quicksmart

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