Meaning of mercury | Babel Free

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1. Senses relating to the metal. A silvery-coloured, metallic chemical element (symbol Hg) with the atomic number 80; it is liquid at room temperature, and toxic. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. A silvery-coloured, metallic chemical element (symbol Hg) with the atomic number 80; it is liquid at room temperature, and toxic. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3. Preceded by the: mercury (noun sense 1.1) as used in the column of a barometer or thermometer, its fall or rise thus indicating the decrease or increase of ambient pressure or temperature
4. A preparation containing mercury (noun sense 1.1), especially calomel (mercurous chloride) or corrosive sublimate (mercuric chloride), formerly used as a medicine to treat syphilis, etc
5. One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals

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