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mercury

noun

1 mercury

A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.

synonyms: atomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, quicksilver.

Dutch: kwik, kwikzilver, mercurius
Polish: Hg, rtęć, żywe srebro

2 Mercury

Roman mythology Messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes.

Dutch: Mercurius

3 Mercury

The smallest planet and the nearest to the sun.

Dutch: Mercurius
Polish: Merkury

4 mercury

Temperature measured by a mercury thermometer.

Roget 274: velocity, speed, celerity; swiftness etc. adj.; rapidity, eagle speed; expedition etc. (activity) 682; pernicity; acceleration; ... show more

Roget 268: traveler, wayfarer, voyager, itinerant, passenger, commuter.    tourist, excursionist, explorer, adventurer, mountaineer, hiker, backpacker, ... show more

Roget 534: messenger, envoy, emissary, legate; nuncio, internuncio; ambassador etc. (diplomatist) 758.    marshal, flag bearer, herald, crier, ... show more


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