mercury

Noun
  1. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element;
    The only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures (synset 114669524)
    is a type of: metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
    substance meronym:
    • cinnabar - a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
    • calomel, mercurous chloride - a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
    same as: atomic number 80, hg, hydrargyrum, quicksilver
  2. (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce;
    Counterpart of Greek Hermes (synset 109585833)
    referred to in: roman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans
    is an instance of: roman deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
  3. The smallest planet and the nearest to the sun (synset 109374305)
    is an 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; the four innermost planets in the solar system
    belongs to: solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field
  4. Temperature measured by a mercury thermometer (synset 105021492)
    "the mercury was falling rapidly"
    is a type of: temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

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