mercury
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- noun
- /ˈmɜrkjʊri/
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mercurio
- In fact, when they test mercury mine workers, that's what they find.
- mercury exposure
- mercury contamination
- mercury levels
It's pretty much keeping the mercury levels constant at this point.
- It's pretty much keeping the mercury levels constant at this point.
- And that's the reason why a lot of mercury is linked to aquatic organisms.
- So scientists started experimenting with mercury, which I've got here.
- Wild caught from Alaska, doesn't have mercury and all the problems that you find in Alaska.
- I'm talking about low mercury tuna fish.
- But even wild salmon has pretty significant levels of mercury cadmium.
- Chlorella in tablets or powder every day to remove mercury, cadmium, lead and arsenic.
- And the FDA found that the mercury level in the vaccine schedule was too high.
Examples
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But they do contain heavy metals such as mercury, lead and cadmium.
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Mercury levels in the tuna.
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Both men had extremely high levels of mercury in their systems.
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But as you know mercury is extremely toxic.
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In these regions, most of the mercury probably is derived from human activities.
Academic text (1990) -
Coal-burning power plants are creating more toxic levels of mercury... than originally believed.
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More than 95 percent of the mercury in polar bears is of anthropogenic origin.
Academic text (2012) -
Mercury levels are also expected to decrease as mercury-based biocides are phased out of paint.
Academic text (1993) -
Fat twin chrome tailpipes glistened like liquid mercury in the fierce desert sun.
Fiction book (1991) -
Both men had extremely high levels of mercury in their systems.
Synonyms
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A heavy silvery liquid metal that is poisonous at room temperature
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The chemical symbol for the heavy silvery metal mercury that is liquid at room temperature
A heavy silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and toxic
A heavy silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and toxic
Compounds
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A sickness caused by breathing or eating mercury that harms the body and brain
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9.9
A very sensitive explosive used in small caps to start larger explosions
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5.0
A unit for measuring pressure used for blood pressure and barometers
- Archaic
A poisonous white chemical once used to kill pests, clean wounds, and protect wood
A common woodland plant with paired leaves and small green flowers that is poisonous
- Specialized
A very sensitive explosive used in detonators and percussion caps
- Specialized
A very unstable chemical that explodes easily when hit or heated and people use in small explosive devices
- Archaic
An instrument that measures air pressure by the height of mercury in a glass tube
- Archaic
A small battery that uses mercury to give steady electric power, often used in old devices like hearing aids
- Specialized
A poisonous white chemical once used to kill pests and preserve wood
A glass tube with mercury that measures body temperature
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A bright electric lamp that makes bluish light often used for streets and large indoor places
- UK
A small yearly weed once used in herbal medicine to make people throw up or pass water
A climbing plant with three joined leaves and white berries that makes a skin rash when you touch it
A small weed with round leaves that grows in open disturbed ground in North America
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mercury for the metal comes from the Roman god Mercury, who was fast and linked to trade, because the shiny liquid seemed to move quickly like him. People also called the metal 'quicksilver' because it looks like silver and flows, so the god's name helps you remember this heavy, silvery liquid.