mercury
11Mercury 3 — could refer to: Mercury Redstone 3, The first American manned (sub orbital) spaceflight, made by astronaut Alan Shepard. Mercury Atlas 3, an unmanned test flight of the Atlas rocket and Mercury spacecraft. This disambiguation page lists articles… …
12Mercury 2 — could refer to: Mercury Redstone 2, A sub orbital spaceflight, carrying Ham (A Chimpanzee). Mercury Atlas 2, an unmanned test flight of the Atlas rocket and Mercury spacecraft. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same… …
13mercury — [mʉr′kyoor ē, mʉr′kyərē] n. [L Mercurius, Mercury, of Etr orig.] 1. [M ] Rom. Myth. the messenger of the gods, god of commerce, manual skill, eloquence, cleverness, travel, and thievery: identified with the Greek Hermes 2. [M ] the eighth largest …
14Mercury 8 — bezeichnet: einen bemannten Weltraumflug, siehe Mercury Atlas 8 ein PKW Modell, siehe Mercury (Eight) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …
15mercury — silver white fluid metallic element, late 14c., from M.L. mercurius, from L. Mercurius (see MERCURY (Cf. Mercury)). Prepared from cinnabar, it was one of the seven metals (bodies terrestrial) known to the ancients, which were coupled in astrology …
16Mercury — Mer cu*ry, v. t. To wash with a preparation of mercury. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …
17mercury — [ˈmə:kjuri US ˈmə:r ] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Mercury] a heavy silver white poisonous metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures, and is used in ↑thermometers. It is a chemical ↑element : symbol Hg …
18mercury — ► NOUN ▪ a heavy silvery white liquid metallic element used in some thermometers and barometers. DERIVATIVES mercuric adjective mercurous adjective. ORIGIN from Mercury, the Roman messenger of the gods …
19Mercury — [ məːkjʊrɪ], Freddie, eigtl. Frederick Bulsara, brit. Rockmusiker, * Sansibar 5. 9. 1946, ✝ London 24. 11. 1991; Sänger und Bandleader der 1970 gegr. Gruppe Queen. Kennzeichnend für M.s Auftritte waren extravagante Kostümierung und aufwendige… …
20mercury — Symbol: Hg Atomic number: 80 Atomic weight: 200.59 Heavy silvery liquid metallic element, belongs to the zinc group. Used in thermometers, barometers and other scientific apparatus. Less reactive than zinc and cadmium, does not displace hydrogen… …
