quicksilver

About 0.38 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The metal mercury.
2. noun An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors; quicksilvering.
3. adjective Unpredictable, erratic, or fickle; mercurial.
4. verb To overlay with quicksilver.
5. verb To treat with quicksilver.

Similar words

changeful changeable fickle erratic hg mercury mercurial mock silver amalgam siluer

Often followed by

in and is mines was mine to drive mining

Word family

quicksilvers