mercurialize

Mer*cu"ri*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mercurialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mercurializing.] 1. (Med.) Defn: To affect with mercury. 2. (Photography) Defn: To treat with mercury; to expose to the vapor of mercury. Mer*cu"ri*al*ize, v. i. Defn: To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious. [Obs.]

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