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English noun: Hg

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


Synonymsatomic number 80, hydrargyrum, mercury, quicksilver


Broader (hypernym)metal, metallic element


Substance meronymcalomel, cinnabar, mercurous chloride

2. hg (quantity) 100 grams


Synonymshectogram


Broader (hypernym)metric weight unit, weight unit


Part holonymdag, decagram, dekagram, dkg


Part meronymkg, kilo, kilogram









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