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hydrargyrum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /haɪˈdɹɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪɹəm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Mercury (chemical element).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, medicine, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: azoth, mercury, quicksilver

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mercury, quicksilver, Hg, atomic number 80

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: metallic element, metal

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) Proto-Indo-European *h2erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *h2érǵ-u-ros or *h2érǵ-wr̥ ~ h2r̥ǵ-wén-s Ancient Greek ἄργῠρος (árgŭros) Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros)bor. Latin hydrargyrusder. New Latin hydrargyrumbor. English hydrargyrum From New Latin hydrargyrum (“mercury”). By surface analysis, hydr- + argyr- + -um.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: hidrargo — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury
  • French: hydrargyre — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury
  • Greek: υδράργυρος (ydrárgyros) — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury
  • Latin: hydrargyrum — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury
  • Portuguese: hidrargírio — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury
  • Romanian: hidrargir — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury
  • Russian: гидра́ргирум (gidrárgirum) — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury
  • Spanish: hidrargiro — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury
  • Spanish: hidrargirio — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury
  • Ukrainian: гідра́ргірум (hidrárhirum) — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury
  • Ukrainian: гідра́рґірум (hidrárgirum) — cognate translations of hydrargyrum — otherwise see mercury