What is another word for mercury?

Common synonyms for mercury include quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80.

What is the plural of mercury?

The plural of mercury is mercuries.

/ˈmɜɹkjəɹi/noun3 syllables

Mercury means: a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.

noun, as in a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80

also used for mercury

mul:Hg, mul:☿, azoth, mercurial

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noun

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes

the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun

temperature measured by a mercury thermometer“the mercury was falling rapidly”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Mercury has three main geological layers: a core, a mantle, and a crust.Amastan
Other exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and - in some years - electricity.The_World_Factbook
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, but not the hottest.Igider
Mercury doesn't have a magnetic shield to protect it from solar wind.Amastan
Mercury has water ice in the darkest corners of its craters.Amastan
Mercury is close in size to our moon.Amastan
Mercury is the smallest of the inner planets.Amastan
Mercury is the planet nearest to the sun.marcelostockle

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as a noun