Quicksilver - Law Dictionary Search Results
Quicksilver
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Quicksilvering
The mercury and foil on the back of a looking glass
Quicksilvered
Overlaid with quicksilver or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil
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Hydrargyrum
Quicksilver mercury
Calomel
much used in medicine as a mercurial and purgative mercurous chloride It occurs native as the mineral horn quicksilver
Floured
Finely granulated said of quicksilver which has been granulated by agitation during the amalgamation process
Looking glass
A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance as quicksilver
Porporino
A composition of quicksilver tin and sulphur forming a yellow powder sometimes used by mediaeligval artists for the sake of economy instead
Riffle
A trough or sluice having cleats grooves or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed also one of the cleats grooves or steps
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