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mercury n. [
quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80] a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
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mercury n. [
Mercury] (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
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mercury n. [
Mercury] the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
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mercury n. temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"
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