Hydrargyrum

Hy`drar´gy`rum    (hî`drär´jĭ`rŭm)

n.

1.

(Chem.) Quicksilver; mercury.

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Noun

1.

hydrargyrum - a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures atomic number 80, Hg, mercury, quicksilver metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. cinnabar - a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury calomel, mercurous chloride - a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic