What is mercury?
Mercury:1:a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures; 2:(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes; 3:the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; 4:temperature measured by a mercury thermometer.
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A heavy, silver-white, highly toxic metallic element, the only one that is liquid at room temperature; quicksilver: used in barometers, in certain switches, lamps, and other electric apparatus, and as a laboratory catalyst. Symbol: Hg;
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Mercury is a heavy metal, sometimes known as quicksilver, that occurs naturally in the environment in different chemical forms.
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Mercury occurs naturally in the environment. Also known as quicksilver, it is a heavy metal existing in different chemical forms.
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Do you mean mercy? mercy, n 1: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency
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