Hydrargyrum

Pronunciation

• IPA: /haɪˈdɹɑːd͡ʒɪɹəm/

Alternative forms

• α forms (with a pseudo-Greek -on case ending, suggesting a noble gas) hydrargyron obsolete
• β forms (with a Latin -um case ending) hydrargyrum current
• γ forms (without a case ending) hydrargire, hydrargirie, hydrargyre all obsolete
• δ forms (abbreviation) hydrarg. currency uncertain

Origin

From New Latin hydrargyrum ("mercury"), via French hydrargyre.

Full definition of hydrargyrum

Noun

1. (chemistry and medicine) mercury (chemical element)
• 1706, John Kersey the younger (editor), ’s (sixth edition), “Hydrargyrum”:Hydrargyrum, quick-silver.

Synonyms

• (mercury) azoth alchemy, mercury standard term, quicksilver dated or evocative

Derived terms

• hydrargyral = hydrargyrate = hydrargyric = hydrargyrous
• hydrargyria = hydrargyriasis = hydrargyrism = hydrargyrosis = hydrargysm