DICTOMETER

MERCURY

(mercury, Mercurio, Merkur)

1. Synonyms:
   • Mercury
   • Quicksilver
   • Hydrargyrum
   • Hg
   • Atomic number 80
   Definitions:
   • a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element
   • the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Mercury
   Definitions:
   • (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce
   • counterpart of Greek Hermes
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Mercury
   Definitions:
   • the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Mercury
   Definitions:
   • temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
   Examples:
   • The mercury was falling rapidly