quicksilvering
Meanings
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The process of turning mercury into a silver-colored liquid.
- "During the alchemical process, mercury was quicksilvered into a shiny liquid."
- "The quicksilvering of mercury was a crucial step in the alchemical quest for the philosopher's stone."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with quicksilveringarray of various rhyming words that sound similar to 'quicksilvering'
Variants
List of all variants of quicksilvering that leads to same resultquicksilver , quicksilvers , mercuries , mercury
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.The term 'quicksilvering' is derived from the alchemical process of turning mercury into a silver-colored liquid. The term 'quicksilver' itself is derived from the Old English word 'quicgesilf', which means 'quick silver'.
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