Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrargyrum

/haɪˈdɹɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪɹəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-drar-gyrum
IPA: /haɪˈdɹɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪɹəm/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mercury (chemical element).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hydrargyrum, Quick-ſilver, a Mineral, of a ſtrange piercing Quality, ſo as to eat thro' Gold, Silver, &c."
"‘There is a channel in the spine of her blade, and in it runs a river of hydrargyrum—a metal heavier than iron, though it flows like water.’"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr) Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵ-u-ros or *h₂érǵ-wr̥ ~ h₂r̥ǵ-wén-s Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῠρος (ắrgŭros) Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros)bor. Latin hydrargyrusder. New Latin hydrargyrumbor. English hydrargyrum From New Latin hydrargyrum (“mercury”). By surface analysis, hydr- + argyr- + -um.

Word Breakdown

Root: hydrargyrum

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hydrargyron (alternative) hydrargire (alternative) hydrargirie (alternative) hydrargyre (alternative) hydrarg. (alternative)

Derived Forms

hydrargochloride hydrargyral hydrargyrate hydrargyria hydrargyriasis hydrargyric hydrargyrism hydrargyrosis hydrargyrous hydrargysm

Synonyms

azoth mercury quicksilver hg atomic number 80

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrargyrum?: The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈdɹɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪɹəm/.
What does hydrargyrum mean?: Mercury (chemical element).
Where does hydrargyrum come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr) Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵ-u-ros or *h₂érǵ-wr̥ ~ h₂r̥ǵ-wén-s Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῠρος (ắrgŭros) Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros)bor. Latin hydrargyrusder. New Latin hydrargyrumbor. English hydrargyrum From New Latin hydrargyrum (“mercury”). By surface analysis, hydr- + argyr- + -um.

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