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hydrargyrism

\\hīˈdrärjəˌrizəm\ noun (-s)

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hydrargyr- (from New Latin hydrargyrum) + -ism

: mercurialism

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/huy drahr"jeuh riz'euhm/, n. Pathol.

mercurialism.

Also, hydrargyria /huy'drahr jir"ee euh/, hydrargyriasis /huy drahr'jeuh ruy"euh sis/.

[HYDRARGYR(UM) + -ISM]

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hydrargyrism /hī-drärˈji-ri-zm/

noun

Mercurial poisoning

ORIGIN: Gr hydrargyros mercury, from argyros silver; hydrargyrum is modern L on analogy of argentum, etc, L hydrargyrus

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hydrarˈgyral adjective

hydrarˈgyrum noun

Mercury

Useful english dictionary. 2012.