mercurism

noun

Etymology

From mercury + -ism.

  1. derived from mercuriālis — “a plant, probably annual mercury (Mercurialis annua)
  2. derived from mercurial
  3. derived from mercurial
  4. inherited from mercurial — “a plant, probably goosefoot (genus Chenopodium); (possibly) dog’s mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
  5. derived from *merǵ- — “to divide
  6. derived from Mercurius — “Mercury, the Roman god of commerce, communication, etc.; the planet Mercury; etc.
  7. derived from mercurius — “metallic chemical element, quicksilver
  8. derived from mercurie — “metallic chemical element, quicksilver; a plant, probably goosefoot (genus Chenopodium); (possibly) dog’s mercury (Mercurialis perennis); etc.
  9. suffixed as mercurism — “mercury + ism

Definitions

  1. mercury poisoning

  2. A communication of news

    A communication of news; an announcement.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mercurism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA