"mercurialize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mercurializes [present, singular, third-person], mercurializing [participle, present], mercurialized [participle, past], mercurialized [past]
Etymology: mercurial + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mercurial|ize}} mercurial + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} mercurialize (third-person singular simple present mercurializes, present participle mercurializing, simple past and past participle mercurialized)
  1. (chemistry, transitive) To treat with mercury (the metal). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-mercurialize-en-verb-v2NsLtaL Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (obsolete, medicine) To treat with a mercury ointment Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-mercurialize-en-verb-qhP3utkE Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (obsolete, intransitive) To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-mercurialize-en-verb-lkyVzINw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 16 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 24 21 54

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