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mercurialize

American  
[mer-kyoor-ee-uh-lahyz] / mərˈkyʊər i əˌlaɪz /
especially British, mercurialise

verb (used with object)

mercurialized, mercurializing

  1. to make mercurial, especially in temperament.

  2. to treat or impregnate with mercury or one of its compounds.

mercurialize British  
/ mɜːˈkjʊərɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to make mercurial

  2. to treat with mercury or a mercury compound

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Etymology

Origin of mercurialize

First recorded in 1605–15; mercurial + -ize

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To mercurialize with exactness is a nice point.

From American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype by Humphrey, S. D. (Samuel Dwight)

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