English to English
mercury
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noun (n)
- a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- temperature measured by a mercury thermometer(noun.attribute)Example:
The mercury was falling rapidly.
source: wordnet30 - 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
verb (v)
- To wash with a preparation of mercury.(verb)source: webster1913
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