hydrargyre
English
Noun
hydrargyre (uncountable)
- Obsolete form of hydrargyrum.
- [1696, Edward Phillips, “Hydrargyre”, in The New World of Words: Or, Universal English Dictionary. […], 5th edition, London: […] R. Bently […]; J. Phillips, […]; H. Rhodes, […]; and J. Taylor, […], →OCLC, column 2:
- Hydrargyre, (Greek) A Name which the Chymiſts give to Mercury.]
French
Noun
hydrargyre m (plural hydrargyres)
- (obsolete) quicksilver, mercury
- Synonym: mercure
Further reading
- “hydrargyre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hyˈdrar.ɡy.rɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iˈd̪rar.d͡ʒi.re]
Noun
hydrargyre
- vocative singular of hydrargyrus