mercury

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noun

1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element;
the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80
• Derivationally related forms:
mercurial, mercuric, mercurous
• Hypernyms:
metallic element, metal
• Substance Holonyms:
cinnabar, calomel, mercurous chloride
2. temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
- the mercury was falling rapidly
• Hypernyms:
temperature

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80