noun
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
• Syn: ↑mercury, ↑quicksilver, ↑Hg, ↑atomic number 80
• Derivationally related forms: ↑mercurial (for: ↑mercury), ↑mercuric (for: ↑mercury), ↑mercurous (for: ↑mercury)
• Hypernyms: ↑metallic element, ↑metal
• Substance Holonyms: ↑cinnabar, ↑calomel, ↑mercurous chloride
Useful english dictionary. 2012.