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Quicksilver
01
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
Old Use
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
singular
not gender specific
Examples
Alchemists experimented extensively with quicksilver.
quicksilver
01
moving or changing rapidly and unpredictably
Figurative
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most quicksilver
Comparative
more quicksilver
gradable
domain
change, movement, behavior
Examples
The quicksilver nature of the market meant no one could ever feel certain about investments.
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