mercury
/ˈmɜɹkjəɹi/noun3 syllables
Mercury means: a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.
Synonyms for mercury8
noun, as in a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
also used for mercury
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What does mercury mean?4
noun
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
temperature measured by a mercury thermometer“the mercury was falling rapidly”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Mercury in a sentence
- Mercury has three main geological layers: a core, a mantle, and a crust.Amastan
- Other exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and - in some years - electricity.The_World_Factbook
- Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, but not the hottest.Igider
- Mercury doesn't have a magnetic shield to protect it from solar wind.Amastan
- Mercury has water ice in the darkest corners of its craters.Amastan
- Mercury is close in size to our moon.Amastan
- Mercury is the smallest of the inner planets.Amastan
- Mercury is the planet nearest to the sun.marcelostockle
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Forms of mercury
as a noun
- plural
- mercuries