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8. quik-silver n.
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quiksilver
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(a) Metallic mercury, quicksilver; alch. an agent used in the alchemical process and associated with the planet Mercury; med. as a medicine or component of medicines; (b) deth of quik-silver……
11. sulphur-vīve n.
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sulphurvive
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(a) Native or natural sulfur, used as a component of medicines and incendiary mixtures; (b) alch. ?sophic sulfur [cp. sulphur n. (c)].
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14. whītnes(se n.
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whitnesse
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(a) The quality of whiteness; the condition of being white; the color white, a white color; also, an off-white or whitish color, the white or whitish color (of teeth, hair, a bodily fluid, morbid……