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English noun: mercury

1. mercury (substance) a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures


Synonymsatomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, quicksilver


Broader (hypernym)metal, metallic element


Substance meronymcalomel, cinnabar, mercurous chloride

2. Mercury (person) (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes


Instance hypernymRoman deity


Domain categoryRoman mythology

3. Mercury (object) the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun


Instance hypernyminferior planet, terrestrial planet


Member meronymsolar system

4. mercury (attribute) temperature measured by a mercury thermometer


SamplesThe mercury was falling rapidly.


Broader (hypernym)temperature









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