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mercury / Mercury > 4 senses
NOUN1mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element
2Mercury(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce
3MercuryThe smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
4mercuryTemperature measured by a mercury thermometer
mercury / Mercury > pronunciation
Soundsmer'kyeriy
Rhymesaccessory, adultery, advisory, and 195 more rhymes in eriy...
mercury > noun 1, substance
MeaningA heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element. The only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.
Synonymsquicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80
Substance ofcinnabar; calomel, mercurous chloride
Broadermetallic element, metal
Adjectivesmercuric, mercurous; mercurial
Mercury > noun 2, person
Meaning(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce. Counterpart of Greek Hermes.
CategoryRoman mythology
Instance ofRoman deity
AdjectivesMercurial
Mercury > noun 3, object
MeaningThe smallest planet and the nearest to the sun.
Member ofsolar system
Instance ofinferior planet; terrestrial planet
AdjectivesMercurial
mercury > noun 4, attribute
MeaningTemperature measured by a mercury thermometer.
Examples"the mercury was falling rapidly"
Broadertemperature

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