Emily Velasco on Nostr: Just learned the word quicksilver, an alternative name for mercury, means "living ...
Just learned the word quicksilver, an alternative name for mercury, means "living silver." It comes from the older usage of quick, which meant alive rather than fast. This usage is preserved in the use of quick to refer to the living part of a nail. e.g. "Cut to the quick"
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