quicksilver vs unstable

quicksilver

adj
  • Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial. 

verb
  • To overlay with quicksilver. 

  • To treat with quicksilver. 

noun
  • The metal mercury. 

  • An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering. 

unstable

adj
  • Unpredictable. 

  • Readily decomposable. 

  • Not stable. 

  • Radioactive, especially with a short half-life. 

  • Fickle. 

  • Having a strong tendency to change. 

  • Fluctuating; not constant. 

verb
  • To release (an animal) from a stable. 

How often have the words quicksilver and unstable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )