hydrargyrum

[ hahy-drahr-jer-uhm ]

noun

Origin of hydrargyrum

1
1555–65; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin hydrargyr(us) (<Greek hydrárgyros mercury, equivalent to hydr-hydr-1 + árgyros silver) + -um, on model of aurum, etc.

Other words from hydrargyrum

  • hy·drar·gyr·ic [hahy-drahr-jir-ik], /ˌhaɪ drɑrˈdʒɪr ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hydrargyrum

hydrargyrum

/ (haɪˈdrɑːdʒɪrəm) /


noun
  1. an obsolete name for mercury (def. 1)

Origin of hydrargyrum

1
C16: from New Latin, from Latin hydrargyrus from Greek hydrarguros, from hydro- + arguros silver

Derived forms of hydrargyrum

  • hydrargyric (ˌhaɪdrɑːˈdʒɪərɪk), adjective

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