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单词 quicksilver
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quicksilver

[ kwik-sil-ver ]
/ ˈkwɪkˌsɪl vər /
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noun

the metallic element mercury.

verb (used with object)

to amalgamate (metal) with mercury.

Origin of quicksilver

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

OTHER WORDS FROM quicksilver

quick·sil·ver·y, adjective

Words nearby quicksilver

quick on the uptake, quick response, quicksand, quickset, quick-setting, quicksilver, quickstep, Quick's test, quick study, quick-tempered, quickthorn
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British Dictionary definitions for quicksilver

quicksilver
/ (ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvə) /

noun

another name for mercury (def. 1)

adjective

rapid or unpredictable in movement or changea quicksilver temper

Word Origin for quicksilver

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