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In Lithuanian mercury is "gyvsidabris" which is just portmanteau of "gyvasis sidabras"—literally "the living silver". Quicklime is different—"negesintos kalkes
by rimliu 7y ago
In Lithuanian mercury is "gyvsidabris" which is just portmanteau of "gyvasis sidabras"—literally "the living silver".
Quicklime is different—"negesintos kalkes" which means "unextinguished lime".