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  • 21Quick — Quick, soviel wie Quecksilber; davon Quickarbeit, soviel wie Amalgamation; Quickbrei, soviel wie Amalgam; Quickwasser, eine Lösung von salpetersaurem Quecksilber, die zum Vergolden benutzt wird; Quickgold und Quicksilber, soviel wie Gold und… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 22Quick — Quick, s.v.w. Quecksilber; Quickarbeit, Amalgamation bei der Silbergewinnung; Quickbrei, Amalgam; Quickgold, Quicksilber, Gold , Silberamalgam; Quicksalz, Glaubersalz als Abfallprodukt der Silberamalgamation; Quickwasser, verdünnte Auflösung von… …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 23Quick — Quick, Queksilber; Q. wasser, in Scheidewasser aufgelöstes Quecksilber, zum Vergolden im Feuer angewendet; Q. mühle, Amalgamirmühle; verquicken, amalgamiren; Q. salz, das beim Amalgamiren als Nebenproduct erhaltene Salz …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 24quick|en|er — «KWIHK uh nuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that quickens. 2. something that reinvigorates …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25quick|en — «KWIHK uhn», transitive verb. 1. to cause to move more quickly; hasten: »Quicken your pace. SYNONYM(S): hurry, expedite, accelerate. 2. to stir up; make alive: »to quicken hot ashes into flames. Figurative. Reading adventure stories quickens my… …

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  • 26quick|ly — «KWIHK lee», adverb. rapidly; with haste; very soon: »Slum boys are tempted by dreams of “easy money” and quickly won esteem (Scientific American). Leave the sickroom quickly and come into it quickly, not suddenly, nor with a rush (Florence… …

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  • 27quick — quick1 W2S1 [kwık] adj comparative quicker superlative quickest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(short time)¦ 2¦(fast)¦ 3¦(no delay)¦ 4¦(clever)¦ 5 be quick 6 be quick to do something 7 quick fix 8 have a quick …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28quick — 1 /kwIk/ adjective 1 SHORT TIME continuing or existing for only a short time: I just have to make a quick phone call. | John had a quick meal and then went out again. | That was quick! I thought you d be another hour. 2 FAST moving or happening… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29quick — I adj. 1) quick about (be quick about it) 2) quick at (quick at picking up a new language) 3) quick with (quick with one s hands) 4) (cannot stand alone) quick to + inf. (she is quick to learn; he is quick to take offense) 5) (misc.) quick on… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 30quick — [[t]kwɪ̱k[/t]] ♦ quicker, quickest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is quick moves or does things with great speed. You ll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours... I think I m a reasonably quick learner... Europe has… …

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