mercury
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈmɜrkjʊri/
:
mercurio
- We measured the blood pressure in the non-cannulated arm of each participant using a calibrated mercury sphygmomanometer.
- millimeters of mercury
- mercury sphygmomanometer
Examples
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They're expecting the mercury to climb to 106!
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During the summer, the mercury often soars above 90 degrees in this region.
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During the afternoon, the mercury had dropped fifteen degrees.
Fiction book (1993) -
The column of mercury fell relentlessly, degree after degree.
Fiction book (1997) -
In Denver, temperatures get down to twenty below most winters, and the mercury drops close to freezing even during summer nights.
Fiction book (1995) -
His fever registered 103 degrees on Rachel's old mercury thermometer.
Fiction book (1990) -
BP readings were taken in each arm (to the nearest 2 mmHg) with standard mercury sphygmomanometers with 14-cm cuffs.
Academic text (2012) -
Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 millimeters of mercury, diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 millimeters of mercury, or being on antihypertensive medications.
Academic text (2012) -
The mercury in the thermometer rose to an alarming 100 degrees during the heatwave.
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When the mercury drops below freezing, it can be tough to stay warm outside.
Synonyms
955
1.0
How hot or cold something is
Compounds
- Specialized
4
4.1
A sickness caused by breathing or eating mercury that harms the body and brain
- Specialized
1
9.9
A very sensitive explosive used in small caps to start larger explosions
- Specialized
1
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
- Specialized
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 temperature comes from the metal used in old thermometers, where the liquid rises and falls with heat. So when people say the 'mercury' has gone up, they mean the temperature has risen.