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mercurial

Letters that make mercurial

a, e, l, c, m, r, i, u are letters that make 'mercurial'

Words within mercurial

ER, rial, cur, Curia, RI, Uria, urial, Ur, AL, IA, ME, Al, Cu, Er are words within 'mercurial'

mercurial is a 9 letter word ending with l
mercurial is a 9 letter word starting with m

2 possible definitions for 'mercurial'

Mercurial as "relating to or containing or caused by mercury"

Under this definition, mercurial is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of mercurial

mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80 are derivatives of 'mercurial'.

Pertain to mercurial

mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80 pertain to 'mercurial'.

Example of mercurial used within this context

"mercurial preparations", "mercurial sore mouth"

Mercurial as "liable to sudden unpredictable change"

Under this definition, mercurial is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

erratic, fickle, quicksilver(a) have the same meaning as 'mercurial'

Derivatives of mercurial

falseness, faithlessness, fickleness, inconstancy are derivatives of 'mercurial'.

Similar to mercurial

changeable, changeful are similar to 'mercurial'.

Example of mercurial used within this context

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