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Hg

Hg

3 6.9
The chemical symbol for the heavy silvery metal mercury that is liquid at room temperature
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Hg
  • Mercury, represented by the symbol Hg, is a toxic element found in thermometers.
  • mm Hg
  • blood Hg
  • Hg concentration

Examples

  • PVS-10 can be used over any three-decade range from 10-2 mm Hg to atmosphere.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The British Hypertension Society recommends a target of 140/85 mmHg for patients who already have CHD.

    Academic text (2012)

  • There is about an 80% increase in stroke risk with every 10 mm Hg increase in the usual DBP.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The units are designed to provide 10 psi of maximum pressure and 25 in./Hg of maximum vacuum.

    Academic text (1995)

  • A pressure of 15 mm Hg, as found in fetal lambs, is more likely to be sufficient.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Hyperventilation, to maintain the arterial pCO2 between 27 and 30 mm Hg, has also been suggested.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The calibrator can be used in any four-decade range from 10-4 mm Hg to atmosphere.

    Academic text (1995)

  • However, heating at 73 mmHg (200 g) did not significantly change P m.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Even during control with only 3.7 mmHg pressure, there was a small but rapid displacement followed by a gradual creep.

    Academic text (1999)

  • BP readings were taken in each arm (to the nearest 2 mmHg) with standard mercury sphygmomanometers with 14-cm cuffs.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

mercury
vsHg
  • Specialized
95 6.1

A heavy silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and poisonous

is the compact chemical symbol used to label the element
quicksilver
vsHg
  • Archaic
8 9.2

A heavy silvery liquid metal that is poisonous at room temperature

is the compact chemical symbol used in science writing
hydrargyrum
vsHg
  • Archaic
9.9

A heavy silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and toxic

is the compact chemical symbol rather than the traditional name
atomic number 80
vsHg
  • Specialized
4.8

A heavy silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and toxic

is the compact chemical symbol used in formulas and labels

Compounds

mm Hg
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A measure of pressure used for blood and air, based on mercury height

Surface Forms

Hg singular
Hgs plural

Etymology

Hg comes from the old Latin name hydrargyrum, made of Greek parts hydr- ('water') and argyr- ('silver'). That name means 'liquid silver', which helps you remember that mercury is a heavy, silvery metal that flows like a liquid at room temperature.