Quicksilver (Noun)
Meaning
A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The laboratory contained a tray of gleaming quicksilver that was being used to extract gold from ore.
- Mercury, also known as quicksilver, is a potent neurotoxin that can damage the brain and nervous system.
- The liquid quicksilver flowed like a small, shining river through the glass container.
- Ancient alchemists were fascinated by the mysterious properties of quicksilver, which they believed held the key to transforming base metals into gold.
- Despite its toxicity, quicksilver has been used for centuries in thermometers, barometers, and other scientific instruments.