What does the word mercury mean?
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A silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature. It has the atomic symbol Hg ( from hydrargyrum, liquid silver), atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200. 59. Mercury is used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents. It can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes which leads to MERCURY POISONING. Because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing.
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Hydrargyrum- m. Acetate of Hydrargyrus acetatus- m. Acid nitrate of, see Hydrargyri nitras- m. Ammoniated, Hydrargyrum praeciptatum- m. Ammonio-chloride of, Hydrargyrum praecipitatum- m. Bichloride of Hydrargyri oxymurias- m. Biniodide of, Hydrargyri iodidum rubrum, see Iodine- m. Bisulphuret of, Hydrargyri sulphuretum rubrum- m. Bromide of, see Bromine.
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Usage examples for mercury
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If he caused trouble enough, they could still ship him to Mercury. – Police Your Planet by Lester del Rey
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He argued that, since the pressure of the atmosphere balanced a column of mercury 30 inches high, it followed that if one could find the weight of the mercury column one would also find the weight of a column of air standing on a base of the same size, and stretching away indefinitely into space. – The Mastery of the Air by William J. Claxton
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You, Mercury, must put up the lots, and bid all comers welcome to the sale. – On the Antiquity of the Chemical Art by James Mactear
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