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hydrargyrum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /haɪˈdɹɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪɹəm/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr) Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵ-u-ros or *h₂érǵ-wr̥ ~ h₂r̥ǵ-wén-s Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῠρος (ắrgŭros) Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros)bor. Latin hydrargyrusder. New Latin hydrargyrumbor. English hydrargyrum From New Latin hydrargyrum (“mercury”). By surface analysis, hydr- + argyr- + -um.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Mercury (chemical element).
   • ‘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:
   • 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, […]; and J. Taylor, […], →OCLC, column 2:

Forms

Deriveds

hydrargysm · hydrargyrous · hydrargochloride · hydrargyrism · hydrargyric · hydrargyria · hydrargyrosis · hydrargyriasis · hydrargyral · hydrargyrate

Synonyms

mercury · quicksilver · azoth

Translations (11)

es hidrargirio (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury) · eo hidrargo (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury) · pt hidrargírio (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury) · ro hidrargir (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury) · fr hydrargyre (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury) · es hidrargiro (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury) · la hydrargyrum (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury) · uk гідра́рґірум (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury) · uk гідра́ргірум (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury) · ru гидра́ргирум (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury) · el υδράργυρος (cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury)