quicksilver, quicksilver, metallic arsenic
quicksilver, artificially prepared from cinnabar-ore, Dsc. 5.95, Hero Spir. 1.38, PHolm. 4.33, Syn.Alch. p.68 B.; τὰ δύο ὑ. quicksilver and metallic arsenic, Id. p.69 B.; τὸ ὑ. PHolm. 2.28.
The corpus record
ὑδράργῠρ-ος
udrarguros · ἡ
quicksilver
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What it meant — LSJ
Where it came from
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