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mercury
noun(mer-cu-ry)
a Roman god of commerce, eloquence, travel, cunning, and theft who serves as messenger to the other gods
mercury
noun(mer-cu-ry)
a bearer of messages or news or a conductor of travelers
mercury
noun(mer-cu-ry)
a silver-white poisonous heavy metallic element that is liquid at ordinary temperatures and is used especially in batteries, in dental amalgam, and in scientific instruments —called also quicksilver
mercury
noun(mer-cu-ry)
a chloride of mercury: such as
mercury
noun(mer-cu-ry)
calomel
mercury
noun(mer-cu-ry)
mercuric chloride
mercury
noun(mer-cu-ry)
an electric lamp in which the discharge takes place through mercury vapor —called also mercury lamp
mercury
noun phrase(mer-cu-ry)
mercuric chloride

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