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Hydrargyrum is the Latin word behind the symbol Hg.

Specifically, the word is the name of a chemical element. It is more commonly known by as the element Mercury. Its other name is quicksilver, which derives from the Latinized Greek word's literal meaning: water (hydr-) silver (argyros).

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