quicksilver water — noun : a solution of mercury nitrate used in gilding … Useful english dictionary
Quicksilver — Quick sil ver, n. [Quick living + silver; so called from its fluidity; cf. G. quecksilber, L. argentum vivum. See {Quick}, a.] (Chem.) The metal mercury; so called from its resemblance to liquid silver. [1913 Webster] {Quicksilver horizon}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quicksilver horizon — Quicksilver Quick sil ver, n. [Quick living + silver; so called from its fluidity; cf. G. quecksilber, L. argentum vivum. See {Quick}, a.] (Chem.) The metal mercury; so called from its resemblance to liquid silver. [1913 Webster] {Quicksilver… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quicksilver (comics) — Superherobox caption=Quicksilver in a scene from Avengers vol. 3, #38 (Mar. 2001). Art by Alan Davis. character name=Quicksilver real name=Pietro Django Maximoff species= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Uncanny X Men #4 (Mar. 1964) creators=Stan… … Wikipedia
Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics — At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three motorboat racing events were contested. Various sources refer to the sport as water motorsports , [http://olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search r uk.asp IOC medal database] ] motor boats ,Cook, p. 227] and… … Wikipedia
Water speed record — The World Unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water borne vehicle. The current record of 511 km/h (317 mph) was achieved in 1978. * From 1909 to 1927 the record was an unofficial listing from the… … Wikipedia
water — Synonyms and related words: April showers, BO, Davy, Davy Jones, Dylan, Foamite, Neptune, Nereid, Nereus, Oceanid, Oceanus, Poseidon, Proteus, Thetis, Triton, Varuna, acid, adulterate, agua, air, aqua, aquarelle, asperge, atom, atomic particles,… … Moby Thesaurus
quicksilver — Synonyms and related words: April showers, Proteus, active, activist, activistic, alive, animated, antelope, arrow, aureate, blue darter, blue streak, bouncing, bouncy, brass, brassy, brazen, breezy, brisk, bronze, bronzy, bubbly, cannonball,… … Moby Thesaurus
Quick water — Quick Quick, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As. cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik, OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living, Goth. qius, Lith. q[=y]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Almaden Quicksilver County Park — is a 4,147 acres (17 km²) park that includes the grounds of former mercury ( quicksilver ) mines adjacent to south San Jose, California, USA. The park s elevation varies greatly: the most used entrances (on the east side of the park) are less… … Wikipedia
