mercurialize

American

[mer-kyoor-ee-uh-lahyz] / mərˈkyʊər i əˌlaɪz /

especially British, mercurialise

verb (used with object)

mercurialized, mercurializing

to make mercurial, especially in temperament.
to treat or impregnate with mercury or one of its compounds.

mercurialize British

/ mɜːˈkjʊərɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

to make mercurial
to treat with mercury or a mercury compound

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Other Word Forms

mercurialization noun

Etymology

Origin of mercurialize

First recorded in 1605–15; mercurial + -ize

Example Sentences

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To mercurialize with exactness is a nice point.

From Project Gutenberg

Mercurialize it at about a temperature requiring to develop the image, from six to eight minutes, at least.

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