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Summary

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quicksilver:
- mercure
Wiktionary:
- quicksilver → vif-argent, mercure
- quicksilver → mercure

English

Detailed Translations for quicksilver from English to French

quicksilver:

quicksilver [the ~] nomen

the quicksilver (mercury)
le mercure
- mercure [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for quicksilver:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
mercure	mercury; quicksilver	mercury
-	Hg; atomic number 80; hydrargyrum; mercury
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	erratic; fickle; mercurial

Synonyms for "quicksilver":

erratic; fickle; mercurial; changeable; changeful
mercury; hydrargyrum; Hg; atomic number 80; metallic element; metal

Related Definitions for "quicksilver":

liable to sudden unpredictable change¹
- a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next¹
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures¹

Wiktionary Translations for quicksilver:

quicksilver

noun

mercury
- quicksilver → vif-argent

quicksilver

noun

chimie|nocat=1 élément chimique de numéro atomique 80 et de symbole Hg qui fait partie des métal de transition.
- mercure → quicksilver; mercury
(vieilli) chimie|fr mercure, le métal liquide.
- vif-argent → quicksilver

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• quicksilver	→ mercure	↔ kwikzilver — een metaal dat vloeibaar is bij kamertemperatuur
• quicksilver	→ mercure	↔ Quecksilber — ein chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 80, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört

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