Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth.
Whose output is not directly proportional to its input.
Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.
Not lying on a straight line.
Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
The metal mercury.
An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
To overlay with quicksilver.
To treat with quicksilver.