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English adjective: quicksilver | |||
| 1. | quicksilver liable to sudden unpredictable change | ||
| Samples | Erratic behavior. Fickle weather. Mercurial twists of temperament. A quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next. | ||
| Synonyms | erratic, fickle, mercurial | ||
| Similar | changeable, changeful | ||
| Antonyms | unchangeable | ||
English noun: quicksilver | |||
| 1. | quicksilver (substance) a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures | ||
| Synonyms | atomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, mercury | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | metal, metallic element | ||
| Substance meronym | calomel, cinnabar, mercurous chloride | ||
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