Mercury
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7.5
- proper noun
- /ˈmɜrkjʊri/
- Literature
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Mercurio
- The couple is reported traveling in a late-model, gray Mercury sedan.
Examples
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Deke is one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, ladies and gentlemen.
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The symbol may commemorate the conjunction of Mercury with Jupiter in Aries, which occurred in A.D. 7.
Academic text (1995) -
On the left, a Roman gold aureus that depicts Jupiter, Mercury, and a bright star.
Academic text (1995) -
My high school friends, readers of the American Mercury, were up on the Scopes trial as Mencken reported it.
Fiction book (2001) -
The reconciliation of Apollo and Mercury, that is, love and folly, has unexpected consequences for Jupiter.
Academic text (1992) -
See the article by John Bahcall on solar neutrinos in Mercury, March/April 1990.
Academic text (1991) -
America's Mercury Astronauts!
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Fraknoi A. 2005. Steps and missteps toward an emerging profession. Mercury Magazine 34: 19-25.
Academic text (2011) -
"The Wisdom of Solomon, Strength of Hercules, Stamina of Atlas, Power of Zeus, Courage of Achilles, Speed of Mercury."
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The Roman god Mercury is often depicted with winged sandals and a caduceus.
Synonyms
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7.7
The Greek god who carries messages and looks after trade and thieves
A messenger god in Greek myth who looks after travel and communication
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 comes from the Roman god Mercurius, a quick messenger and the god of trade. The same root is in the English word merchant ('trader'), so the name links to both messages and commerce.