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quicksilver

/ˈkwɪksɪlvə(r)/noun

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पारा, पारद

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] old-fashioned

    the metal mercury

    पारा, पारद

    • Old thermometers were filled with quicksilver.

    Synonyms mercury

adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun] literary

    changing or moving very quickly and in a way that is difficult to predict

    पारे जैसा चंचल, तेज़ी से बदलने वाला

    • his quicksilver moods
    • a quicksilver mind

    Synonyms mercurial volatile changeable unpredictable

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General knowledge

Quicksilver is an old name for mercury, the only metal that is liquid at room temperature, whose chemical symbol is Hg.

Quicksilver पारे (mercury) का पुराना नाम है, जो कमरे के तापमान पर द्रव रहने वाली एकमात्र धातु है और जिसका रासायनिक प्रतीक Hg है।