The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.
The universal remedy of Paracelsus.
The metal mercury.
An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
To overlay with quicksilver.
To treat with quicksilver.
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.