quicksilver
- Noun. The metal mercury.
- Noun. (colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
- Adjective. Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
- Verb. To overlay with quicksilver.
- Verb. To treat with quicksilver.
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