Neuter
Quecksilber
Sentences
Brom und Quecksilber sind die einzigen natürlichen Elemente , die unter Normbedingungen flüssig sind .
Bromine and mercury are the only natural elements that are liquid under standard conditions.
Meaning
mercury (chemical element, Hg)
Concepts
Synonyms
Hydrargyrum
Hg
Temperaturmesser
lebhaftes Kind
quicklebendiger Mensch
verquicken
amalgamieren
Queckſilber
Kalomel
-chlorid
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkvɛkˌzɪlbɐ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German quecsilber (also kecsilber), from Old High German quecsilbar. Compare Dutch kwikzilver, Low German Quicksülver, English quicksilver. In this word survives the Central German form with qu-, otherwise displaced by keck (see there).
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