quicksilver

quicksilver
1. noun
a) The metal mercury.
b) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
3. verb
a) To overlay with quicksilver.
b) To treat with quicksilver.

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