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hydrargyrum

hydrargyrum

9.9
A heavy silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and toxic
  • noun
  • /haɪˈdrɑːrdʒɪrəm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : hidrargirio
  • The element hydrargyrum is more commonly known as mercury in modern chemistry.

Examples

  • Laboratory thermometers once used hydrargyrum because of its liquid state at room temperature.

  • The chemical symbol for hydrargyrum is Hg.

  • Exposure to hydrargyrum can pose serious health risks due to its toxicity.

  • Did you know that hydrargyrum is liquid at room temperature?

  • Exposure to hydrargyrum can pose serious health risks due to its toxicity.

  • Laboratory thermometers once used hydrargyrum because of its liquid state at room temperature.

  • The element hydrargyrum is more commonly known as mercury in modern chemistry.

Synonyms

mercury
vshydrargyrum
  • Specialized
95 6.1

A heavy silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and poisonous

is the Latin scientific name used instead of this common name
quicksilver
vshydrargyrum
  • Archaic
8 9.2

A heavy silvery liquid metal that is poisonous at room temperature

is the Latin scientific name used in formal contexts rather than poetic use
Hg
vshydrargyrum
  • Specialized
3 6.9

The chemical symbol for the heavy silvery metal mercury that is liquid at room temperature

is the Latin word form used as the formal name rather than the symbol
atomic number 80
vshydrargyrum
  • Specialized
4.8

A heavy silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and toxic

is the Latin naming form rather than a numeric or technical identifier

Surface Forms

hydrargyrum singular
hydrargyra plural

Etymology

The word hydrargyrum comes from Greek parts hydor, 'water', and argyros, 'silver', so it literally means 'water-silver'. That's why this heavy, shiny metal flows like liquid silver and is the same substance we now call mercury.