hydrargyrum
[ hahy-drahr-jer-uh m ]
/ haɪˈdrɑr dʒər əm /
noun
Words nearby hydrargyrum
hydranth, hydrarch, hydrargillite, hydrargyria, hydrargyrism, hydrargyrum, hydrarthrosis, hydrase, hydrastine, hydrastinine, hydrastis
Origin of hydrargyrum
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/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for hydrargyrum
Derived forms of hydrargyrum
hydrargyric (ˌhaɪdrɑːˈdʒɪərɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for hydrargyrum
C16: from New Latin, from Latin hydrargyrus from Greek hydrarguros, from hydro- + arguros silver
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Medicine definitions for hydrargyrum
hydrargyrum
[ hī-drär′jə-rəm ]
n.
mercury
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