Other

mercurial

Translate mercurial | into Italian

Definition of mercurial

1subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind:his mercurial temperament

2of or containing the element mercury: gels containing organic mercurial compounds

a drug or other compound containing mercury: for twenty years organic mercurials were the most potent diuretics in clinical use

Derivatives

late Middle English (in mercurial (sense 3 of the adjective)): from Latin mercurialis 'relating to the god Mercury', from Mercurius 'Mercury'. mercurial (sense 1 of the adjective) dates from the mid 17th century

Definition of mercurial in the US English dictionary

Nearby words