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▸ noun: (astrology) A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury; hence, a person having an animated, lively, quick-witted or volatile character.
▸ noun: (chemistry) A chemical compound containing mercury.
▸ noun: (pharmacology, historical) A preparation of mercury, especially as a treatment for syphilis.
▸ adjective: (comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted.
▸ adjective: (not comparable, astrology) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mercury; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see adjective sense 1).
▸ adjective: (not comparable, astronomy) Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
▸ adjective: (not comparable, chemistry) Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury.
▸ adjective: (not comparable, medicine) Caused by the action of mercury or a mercury compound.
▸ adjective: (not comparable, Roman mythology) Pertaining to Mercury, the Roman god of, among other things, commerce, financial gain, communication, and thieves and trickery; hence (comparable), money-making; crafty.
▸ adjective: Alternative letter-case form of mercurial. [(comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted.]
Similar:
quicksilver,
fickle,
changeful,
erratic,
changeable,
mercuriall,
mercuricals,
Mercurian,
mercury,
Mercurean,
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