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Mercurialize

Mercurialize \Mer*cu"ri*al*ize\, v. i. To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious. [Obs.]

Mercurialize

Mercurialize \Mer*cu"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mercurialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mercurializing.]

  1. (Med.) To affect with mercury.

  2. (Photography) To treat with mercury; to expose to the vapor of mercury.

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mercurialize

vb. 1 (context chemistry transitive English) To treat with mercury (the metal). 2 (context obsolete English) To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious.