quicksilver
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(noun) a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures |
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Synonyms: Hg, atomic number 80, mercury |
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Related Words: metal, metallic element |
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(satellite adjective) liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next" |
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Synonyms: erratic, fickle, mercurial |
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