hydrargyrum

[ hahy-drahr-jer-uhm ]

/ haɪˈdrɑr dʒər əm /

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noun

mercury.

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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/, adjective

Words nearby hydrargyrum

hydranth, hydrarch, hydrargillite, hydrargyria, hydrargyrism, hydrargyrum, hydrase, hydrastine, hydrastinine, hydrastis, hydrate

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How to use hydrargyrum in a sentence

It is more often used, however, for a purely mechanical action, as in the preparation hydrargyrum cum creta.
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British Dictionary definitions for hydrargyrum

hydrargyrum

/ (haɪˈdrɑːdʒɪrəm) /

noun

an obsolete name for mercury (def. 1)

Derived forms of hydrargyrum

hydrargyric (ˌhaɪdrɑːˈdʒɪərɪk), adjective

Word Origin for hydrargyrum

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

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