n. The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Quick living + silver; -- so called from its fluidity; cf. G. quecksilber, L. argentum vivum. See Quick, a. ] (Chem.) The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver. [ 1913 Webster ]
Quicksilver horizon,
Quicksilver water,
a. Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Quick living + silver; -- so called from its fluidity; cf. G. quecksilber, L. argentum vivum. See Quick, a. ] (Chem.) The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver. [ 1913 Webster ]
Quicksilver horizon,
Quicksilver water,
a. Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass. [ 1913 Webster ]