QUICKSILVER

• (noun) a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

  synonyms : atomic number 80 , hg , hydrargyrum , mercury

  Mercury is also known as quicksilver. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) liable to sudden unpredictable change

  "erratic behavior", "fickle weather", "mercurial twists of temperament", "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

  synonyms : erratic , fickle , mercurial

  Her quicksilver temperament annoyed everybody. -added by naila_inlas

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