hydrargyre

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A form of hydrargyrum — Mercury (chemical element).

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounhydrargyre (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete form of hydrargyrum.

    Hydrargyre, (Greek) A Name which the Chymiſts give to Mercury.

    [1696, Edward Phillips, “Hydrargyre”, in The New World of Words: Or, Universal English Dictionary. […], 5th edition, London: […] R. Bently […]; J. Phillips, […]; H. Rhodes, […]; and J. Taylor, […], →OCLC, column 2
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