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mercurial

 
Dictionary: mer·cu·ri·al   (mər-kyʊr'ē-əl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. often Mercurial
    1. Roman Mythology. Of or relating to the god Mercury.
    2. Astronomy. Of or relating to the planet Mercury.
  2. Having the characteristics of eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, and thievishness attributed to the god Mercury.
  3. Containing or caused by the action of the element mercury.
  4. Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile: a mercurial nature.
n.
A pharmacological or chemical preparation containing mercury.

[Middle English, of the planet Mercury, from Latin mercuriālis, of the god or planet Mercury, from Mercurius, Mercury.]

mercurially mer·cu'ri·al·ly adv.

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Antonyms: mercurial
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adj

Definition: flighty, temperamental
Antonyms: calm, constant, imperturbable, steady, tranquil, unchangeable, unvarying


Dental Dictionary: mercurial
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(murkyōō'rē əl)
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A compound that owes its activity to the mercury it contains.

Veterinary Dictionary: mercurial
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1. pertaining to mercury.
2. a preparation containing mercury.

Translations: Mercurial
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kviksølv-, livlig, ilter
n. - merkurialia (kviksølvholdigt lægemiddel)

Nederlands (Dutch)
slim/levendig/ welsprekend (onder invloed van Mercurius), wispelturig, betreffende kwik/Mercurius), betreffende Mercurius, kwikmiddel

Français (French)
adj. - (Chim) au mercure, vif, lunatique
n. - préparation pharmaceutique/chimique contenant du mercure

Deutsch (German)
adj. - quecksilbrig, wechselhaft
n. - Quecksilberpräparat

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (χημ.) υδραργυρικός, (μτφ.) άστατος, ευμετάβλητος, ρευστός, ασταθής, ασταθής
n. - υδραργυρικό σκεύασμα

Italiano (Italian)
volubile, mercuriale, farmaco a base di mercurio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esperto, volátil
n. - mercurial (Farm.)

Русский (Russian)
ртутный, подвижный, непостоянный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vivo, voluble, despierto, despabilado, mercurial, mercúrico
n. - preparado mercurial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kvicksilver-, livlig, ombytlig
n. - merkurial, kvicksilverpreparat

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
墨丘利神的, 雄辩机智的, 水星的, 水银剂, 汞剂

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 墨丘里神的, 雄辯機智的, 水星的
n. - 水銀劑, 汞劑

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수은의, 빠른
n. - 수은제

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 水銀の, 敏活な, 気軽な, 水星の, 活発な
n. - 水銀剤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) زئبقي (الاسم) متقلب غير مستقر, زئبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של כספית, לא יציב, כספיתי, ער, פעיל, תוסס, משתנה‬
n. - ‮תרופה המכילה כספית‬


 
 
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