atomic number 80
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures • Syn: mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg • Derivationally related forms: mercurial (for: mercury), mercuric (for: mercury), mercurous (for: mercury) • Hypernyms: metallic element, metal • Substance Holonyms: cinnabar, calomel, mercurous chloride
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