mercury | | |
n. (substance) | 1. atomic number 80, hg, hydrargyrum, mercury, quicksilver | a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures. |
| ~ metal, metallic element | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.. |
| ~ cinnabar | a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury. |
| ~ calomel, mercurous chloride | a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic. |
n. (person) | 2. mercury | (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes. |
| ~ roman mythology | the mythology of the ancient Romans. |
| ~ roman deity | a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans. |
n. (object) | 3. mercury | the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun. |
| ~ inferior planet | any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit. |
| ~ solar system | the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field. |
| ~ terrestrial planet | a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system. |
n. (attribute) | 4. mercury | temperature measured by a mercury thermometer.; "the mercury was falling rapidly" |
| ~ temperature | the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity). |
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