Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
A protein that has been slightly modified by water, dilute acid, or enzymes, but not modified to the extent of a metaprotein.
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
To overlay with quicksilver.
To treat with quicksilver.
The metal mercury.
An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.