mercury

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.2.4 Translations 1.2.5 External links 1.3 See also

[edit] English

Chemical element
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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɜː(ɹ)k.jə.ɹi/, SAMPA: /"m3:(r)k.j@.ri/
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[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

mercury (uncountable)

1. A silvery-colored metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg.
2. (idiomatic) (weather) The ambient temperature.(Due to mercury's use in thermometers)

   The mercury there has averaged 37.6C, 2.3C above the February norm.

[edit] Synonyms

• azoth (in alchemy)
• hydrargyrum (in medical and sometimes chemical use)
• quicksilver (not in technical use)

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

• mercaptan
• Mercury

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[edit] External links

For etymology and more information about the chemical element, refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/hg.html (Many of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author.)

[edit] See also

blue mass calomel cinnabar cinnabarite corderoite

corrosive sublimate Good King Henry livingstonite sublimate thimerosal, thiomersal