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What is the adjective for mercurialness?

What's the adjective for mercurialness? Here's the word you're looking for.

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs mercurialize, mercurialise and mercurify which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

mercurial

(often capitalized, see Mercurial) Pertaining to the planet Mercury. [from 14th c.]
(often capitalized, see Mercurial) Pertaining to the Roman god Mercury, the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty.. [from 15th c.]
(astrology) Born under the influence of the planet Mercury, and having such characteristics. [from 16th c.]
Of, or pertaining to the element mercury; containing mercury; caused by the action of mercury or quicksilver. [from 16th c.]
Having a volatile or lively character; quick-witted, changeable, animated. [from 17th c.]
Volatile, changeable.
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Examples:

“Okada projected the mercurial shift of moods in Beethoven's Fantasie Op 77 with resonant sonority.”

“He was a very sparkling, mercurial personality, quick to embrace you, as well as to criticize if I felt that something wasn't right.”

mercuric

(chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
(chemistry) Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
(rare) Mercurial (of people).
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mercurous

Examples:

“This would be analogous to other flavoproteins such as mercuric ion reductase, lipoamide dehydrogenase, and thioredoxin reductase.”

“The first eyeshadows used lead and antimony sulfide, and lips were reddened with mercuric sulfide, both highly toxic substances.”

“The authors also thank their colleague for sending them the coordinates of mercuric ion reductase.”

mercurous

(chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
(chemistry) Of a compound, containing mercury with an oxidation number of 1.
Synonyms:

mercuric

Examples:

“It would appear that most inorganic mercuric and mercurous salts do not provoke immune reactions.”

“Reports of mercury poisoning from beauty creams containing calomel, or mercurous chloride, also surface regularly.”

“With mercurous nitrate, the platinocyanide of potassium forms a thick smalt blue, and the platinidcyanide a dark blue precipitate.”

mercuroan

(mineralogy) Describing minerals containing univalent mercury.

mercurian

(mineralogy) Describing minerals containing divalent mercury

mercuriferous

Containing or producing mercury.

mercurialized

simple past tense and past participle of mercurialize
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mercurified

mercurializing

present participle of mercurialize
Synonyms:

mercurifying

mercurialised

simple past tense and past participle of mercurialise

mercurialising

present participle of mercurialise