MERCURIALIZING

Verb

mercurializing

present participle of mercurialize

Source: Wiktionary


MERCURIALIZE

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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