English dictionary

mercury

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.substance

Synonyms atomic number 80 hg hydrargyrum quicksilver

Source: WordNet 3.0
(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes

noun.person

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the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun

noun.object

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temperature measured by a mercury thermometer

noun.attribute

Examples
The mercury was falling rapidly.

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A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger of the gods, conductor of souls to the lower world, and god of eloquence.

noun

Source: webster1913