HYDRARGYRUM
\hˈa͡ɪdɹɑːd͡ʒˌɪɹəm], \hˈaɪdɹɑːdʒˌɪɹəm], \h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ɑː_dʒ_ˌɪ_ɹ_ə_m]\
Definitions of HYDRARGYRUM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
By Princeton University
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a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A fluid, brilliant metal; of a slightly bluish white colour; fluid above- 39 of Fahr. and under 656. S.g., when liquid, 13.568 (Cavendish); easily oxydized. Metallic quicksilver does not act on the body, even when taken into the stomach. When oxydized, and combined with acids, it acts powerfully. It has been exhibited in cases of constriction of the bowels and in intussusception, from a notion that it must certainly pass through the bowels by its gravity. The water, in which mercury has been boiled, has been recommended as a vermifuge; but it probably enjoys no such property, as chemical tests do not exhibit the presence of the metal. When the crude metal is distilled in an iron retort, it forms the Hydrar'gyrum purifica'tum.
By Robley Dunglison
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
