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quicksilver
('kw/I/k,s/I/lv/@/r )

noun (n)

  • a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    atomic number 80, hg, hydrargyrum, mercury
    source: wordnet30
  • The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • liable to sudden unpredictable change(adj.all)
    Example:
    A quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next.
    Synonym:
    erratic, fickle, mercurial
    source: wordnet30
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