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Meanings of quicksilver in English

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mercúrio
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mercuri
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A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.

        mercúrio

        Liable to sudden unpredictable change.

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              Usage of quicksilver in English
              1
              Under the cloudy sky the waters had the steel-gray luster of quicksilver.
              Bert Wilson in the Rockies
              2
              Water clings to the side of a vessel; again, quicksilver does not.
              Man or Matter / Introduction to a Spiritual Understanding of Nat...
              3
              Why, the quicksilver gets into your blood; I think that's the way.
              Dutch Courage and Other Stories
              4
              One might have said that we were in a bath of quicksilver.
              Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
              5
              The production, stylish in late 1950s mode, again showed its quicksilver merits.
              The Guardian
              6
              In addition, small quantities of quicksilver and vermilion were made at Almaden.
              Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881
              7
              And if they send you to the quicksilver mines you get salivated.
              Dutch Courage and Other Stories
              8
              The sunshine of her warm vitality was like quicksilver in Farnum's veins.
              The Vision Splendid
              9
              It was a quicksilver city, and its loyalties ran with the wind.
              A Fortress of Grey Ice
              10
              They had baths, and libraries, and dining-halls, fountains of quicksilver and water.
              History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
              11
              The quicksilver jaws parted slightly, showing layers and levels of steel teeth.
              The Hyperion Cantos
              12
              Mercury was the other name for quicksilver-andthat was lively, you bet!
              Openings in the Old Trail
              13
              One of the largest quicksilver mines in the world is at New Almaden.
              History of California
              14
              The gentle rain in the shaft of light looked like quicksilver.
              White Shadows in the South Seas
              15
              It embraces not only gold, but quantities of quicksilver in almost general abundance.
              What I Saw in California / A Description of Its Soil, Climate, P...
              16
              It was very good; it was golden syrup instead of quicksilver.
              Southern Arabia
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              mercúrio
              Quicksilver through the time
              Quicksilver across language varieties
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