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/, adjective

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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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Medicine definitions for hydrargyrum

hydrargyrum

[ hī-drär′jə-rəm ]

n.

mercury