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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 | ||
| Synonyms | atomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, quicksilver | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | metal, metallic element | ||
| Substance meronym | calomel, cinnabar, mercurous chloride | ||
| 2. | Mercury (person) (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes | ||
| Instance hypernym | Roman deity | ||
| Domain category | Roman mythology | ||
| 3. | Mercury (object) the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun | ||
| Instance hypernym | inferior planet, terrestrial planet | ||
| Member meronym | solar system | ||
| 4. | mercury (attribute) temperature measured by a mercury thermometer | ||
| Samples | The mercury was falling rapidly. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | temperature | ||
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