"mercury, quicksilver," 1560s, from Latin hydrargyrus, from Greek hydrargyros, from hydr-, stem of hydor "water" (see water (n.1)) + argyros "silver" (see argent). Hence the chemical abbreviation Hg for the element mercury.
实用例句
1. Method of mensurating soil Arsenic and Hydrargyrum simultaneously using microwave digestion hydride - atomic fluorescence spectrometry was setup.
