English > quicksilver: 2 senses > noun 1, substance| 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 | mercury, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80 |
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| 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. |
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| Substance of | calomel, mercurous chloride | A tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic |
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| cinnabar | A heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide |
| Spanish | azogue, Hg, hidrargirio, hidrargiro, hydrargyrum, mercurio, Mercurio, número atómico 80 |
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| Catalan | Hg, hydrargyrum, mercuri, número atómic 80 |
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