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quicksilver

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. quicksilver (noun)
  2. quicksilver (adjective)
  3. quicksilver rock (noun)
  4. quicksilver vermilion (noun)
  5. quicksilver water (noun)
  6. quicksilver weed (noun)
  7. horn quicksilver (noun)

1quick·sil·ver

noun \-ˌsil-vər\

Definition of QUICKSILVER

: mercury 2a
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First Known Use of QUICKSILVER

before 12th century

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

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