quicksilver
English Thesaurus
1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | metal, metallic element, |
| definition | : | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | cinnabar, |
| definition | : | a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | calomel, mercurous chloride, |
| definition | : | a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic (noun.substance) |
2. liable to sudden unpredictable change (adj.all)
| similar | : | changeable, changeful, |
| definition | : | such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change (adj.all) |
3. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | mercurial, |
| definition | : | relating to or containing or caused by mercury (adj.pert) |
4. liable to sudden unpredictable change (adj.all)
5. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | mercurial, |
| definition | : | relating to or containing or caused by mercury (adj.pert) |
6. liable to sudden unpredictable change (adj.all)
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