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quicksilver

[ kwik-sil-ver ]

noun

  1. the metallic element mercury.


verb (used with object)

  1. to amalgamate (metal) with mercury.

quicksilver

/ ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvə /

noun

  1. another name for mercury
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. rapid or unpredictable in movement or change

    a quicksilver temper

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quicksilver1

before 1000; Middle English qwyksilver, Old English cwicseolfor (translation Latin argentum vīvum ) literally, living silver
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quicksilver1

Old English, from cwicu alive (see quick ) + seolfer silver
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Example Sentences

I found myself in a grayscale photo of milky clouds and water like quicksilver, interrupted by the odd patch of evergreen and autumn brown.

His performance here is fascinating to watch, with its quicksilver shifts from charming to alarming.

From Time

Crystal is a onetime member of the Avengers, and in various storylines is also married to Quicksilver.

Because she just has a real quicksilver way of thinking and moving through the world.

The end credit scene of Captain America: The Winter Soldier introduces the new Avengers the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who portrayed the eponymous character in Kick-Ass, will play her brother, Quicksilver.

Quicksilver is capable of moving and thinking at incredible speeds, and eventually traveling through time.

With the one quintal that resulted therefrom, they incorporated on the said day one libra of quicksilver.

Even Benny caught the fever of conquering the mischievous water which slipped from their grasp like quicksilver.

I took out the plug and shook out the little dab of quicksilver, and set my teeth in.

It is intended to measure the weight of the air, therefore the quicksilver in it must be exposed to the pressure of the air.

The main elements, he says, are quicksilver and sulphur; and from these all metals and minerals are compounded.

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