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quick⋅sil⋅ver

  [kwik-sil-ver]
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–noun
1. the metallic element mercury.
–verb (used with object)
2. to amalgamate (metal) with mercury.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME qwyksilver, OE cwicseolfor (trans. L argentum vīvum) lit., living silver

Related forms:
quick⋅sil⋅ver⋅y, adjective
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Word Origin & History

quicksilver 
O.E. cwicseolfor, translating L. argentum vivum (cf. It. argento vivo), lit. "living silver;" so called from its liquid mobility. See quick + silver.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: quick·sil·ver
Pronunciation: -"sil-v&r
Function: noun
: MERCURY1
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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