mercury
/mˈɝkjɝi/
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Noun
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
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(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
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the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
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temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"