mercury
51mercury — noun /ˈmɜː(ɹ)k.jə.ɹi/ a) A silvery colored metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg. The mercury there has averaged 37.6C, 2.3C above the February norm. b) (weather) The ambient temperature.(Due… …
52mercury — mercury1 noun the chemical element of atomic number 80, a heavy silvery white liquid metal used in some thermometers and barometers. (Symbol: Hg) Derivatives mercuric adjective mercurous adjective Origin ME: from L. Mercurius, the Roman god of… …
53mercury — n. a silvery metallic element that is liquid at room temperature. Its toxicity has caused a decline in the use of its compounds in medicine during this century; mercurial compounds were formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and as purgatives …
54Mercury — I. /ˈmɜkjəri/ (say merkyuhree) noun Roman Mythology a deity, messenger of the gods, and god of commerce, dexterity, and eloquence (identified with Hermes). II. /ˈmɜkjəri/ (say merkyuhree) noun Astronomy the planet nearest the sun, having a mean… …
55mercury — Poison Poi son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is… …
56Mercury — noun a) The Roman god associated with speed, sometimes used as a messenger. He wore winged sandals. Mercury corresponded to the Greek god Hermes. b) The planet in the solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun, named after the god;… …
57mercury — noun Mercury is used before these nouns: ↑emission, ↑poisoning, ↑pollution, ↑thermometer …
58Mercury — Mer|cu|ry n the ↑planet that is nearest the sun ▪ Temperatures on Mercury reach as high as 700 K …
59mercury — [14] The Roman god Mercury got his name from his original role as patron of trade and tradesmen: Latin Mercurius was a derivative of merx ‘goods for sale’ (source of English commerce and merchant). The inspiration for the medieval application of… …
60mercury — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)kjʊri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Mercury is a silver coloured liquid metal that is used especially in thermometers and barometers …
