this is the other way around, mercury used to be called quicksilver
What is the original name of the popular "quicksilver"?
mercury.
Reply:Mercury got to be called quicksilver because mercury can coat things and give them a shiny silver appearance, even things like copper, such as a penny. It wears off the surface easily unless covered. Mercury was how mirrors were made for a long time, by coating the backside with quicksilver and then covering the coated side. If you examine a mirror, you will see you are looking through the glass to the reflective silver coating on the back.
Reply:Mercury. It is in liquid form at room temperature, hence the name Quicksilver
Reply:Mercury. It was called that because it moves as if it were alive.
The term "quick" also meant/means "alive".
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