MERCURIALIZE

Etymology

Verb

mercurialize (third-person singular simple present mercurializes, present participle mercurializing, simple past and past participle mercurialized)

(chemistry, transitive) To treat with mercury (the metal).

(obsolete, medicine) To treat with a mercury ointment

(obsolete, intransitive) To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious.

Source: Wiktionary


Mer*cu"ri*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mercurialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mercurializing.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: To affect with mercury.

2. (Photography)

Definition: To treat with mercury; to expose to the vapor of mercury.

Mer*cu"ri*al*ize, v. i.

Definition: To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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