| NOUN | substance | mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80 | a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element |
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| person | Mercury | (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce | |
| object | Mercury | the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun | |
| attribute | mercury | temperature measured by a mercury thermometer |
| Sounds | mer'kyeriy | |
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| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| Meaning | A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid / liquid at ordinary temperatures. | |
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| Synonyms | quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80 | |
| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| Substance of | calomel, mercurous chloride | A tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic |
| cinnabar | A heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide | |
| Spanish | azogue, Hg, hidrargirio, hidrargiro, hydrargyrum, mercurio, Mercurio, número atómico 80 | |
| Catalan | Hg, hydrargyrum, mercuri, número atómic 80 | |
| Adjectives | mercurial | relating to or containing or caused by mercury |
| mercuric, mercurous | of or containing mercury | |
| Meaning | (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes. | |
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| Category | Roman mythology | The mythology of the ancient Romans |
| Instance of | Roman deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Romans |
| Spanish | Mercurio | |
| Catalan | Mercuri, Mercury | |
| Adjectives | Mercurial | relating to or having characteristics / characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury |
| Meaning | The smallest planet and the nearest to the sun. | |
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| Instance of | inferior planet | Any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit |
| terrestrial planet | A planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's | |
| Member of | solar system | The sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field |
| Spanish | mercurio, Mercurio | |
| Catalan | mercuri, Mercuri | |
| Adjectives | Mercurial | relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury |
| Meaning | Temperature measured by a mercury thermometer. | |
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| Example | "the mercury was falling rapidly" | |
| Broader | temperature | The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment / environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) |
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