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
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
