azogue

English

Etymology

Spanish azogue

Noun

azogue (countable and uncountable, plural azogues)

(mining) Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury.

Related terms

azoth

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الزُوقْ‎ (az-zūq), from Arabic اَلزَّاوُوق‎ (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”).

Noun

azogue m (uncountable)

(chemistry) mercury

Synonyms

mercurio m

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