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mercurial
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[məːˈkjʊərɪəl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
(e.g: his mercurial temperament)
- of or containing the element mercury
(e.g: gels containing organic mercurial compounds)
- of the planet Mercury
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Origin
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late Middle English (in mercurial): from Latin mercurialis ‘relating to the god Mercury’, from Mercurius ‘Mercury’. mercurial dates from the mid 17th century
[məːˈkjʊərɪəl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a drug or other compound containing mercury
(e.g: for twenty years organic mercurials were the most potent diuretics in clinical use)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in mercurial): from Latin mercurialis ‘relating to the god Mercury’, from Mercurius ‘Mercury’. mercurial dates from the mid 17th century
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