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Definition of mercury
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Mercury
(n.) A
carrier
of
tidings;
a
newsboy;
a
messenger;
hence,
also, a
newspaper..
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Mercury
::
Mercury
(n.) A Latin god of
commerce
and gain; --
treated
by the poets as
identical
with the Greek
Hermes,
messenger
of the gods,
conductor
of souls to the lower
world,
and god of
eloquence..
Alloy
::
Alloy (v. t.) Any
combination
or
compound
of
metals
fused
together;
a
mixture
of
metals;
for
example,
brass,
which is an alloy of
copper
and zinc. But when
mercury
is one of the
metals,
the
compound
is
called
an
amalgam..
Mercurification
::
Mercurification
(n.) The act or
process
of
compounding,
or the state of being
compounded,
with
mercury..
Idrialite
::
Idrialite
(n.) A
bituminous
substance
obtained
from the
mercury
mines of
Idria,
where it
occurs
mixed with
cinnabar..
Water Barometer
::
Water
barometer
() A
barometer
in which the
changes
of
atmospheric
pressure
are
indicated
by the
motion
of a
column
of water
instead
of
mercury.
It
requires
a
column
of water about
thirty-three
feet in
height.
Cinnabar
::
Cinnabar
(n.) The
artificial
red
sulphide
of
mercury
used as a
pigment;
vermilion.
Mercurialist
::
Mercurialist
(n.) A
physician
who uses much
mercury,
in any of its
forms,
in his
practice..
Amalgamation
::
Amalgamation
(n.) The act or
operation
of
compounding
mercury
with
another
metal;
--
applied
particularly
to the
process
of
separating
gold and
silver
from their ores by
mixing
them with
mercury.
Water Thermometer
::
Water
thermometer
() A
thermometer
filled
with water
instead
of
mercury,
for
ascertaining
the
precise
temperature
at which water
attains
its
maximum
density.
This is about 39?
Fahr.,
or 4?
Centigrade;
and from that point down to 32?
Fahr.,
or 0?
Centigrade,
or the
freezing
point,
it
expands..
Wing-footed
::
Wing-footed
(a.)
Having
wings
attached
to the feet; as,
wing-footed
Mercury;
hence,
swift;
moving
with
rapidity;
fleet..
Monatomic
::
Monatomic
(adv.)
Consisting
of, or
containing,
one atom; as, the
molecule
of
mercury
is
monatomic..
Silver
::
Silver
(v. t.) To cover with
silver;
to give a
silvery
appearance
to by
applying
a metal of a
silvery
color;
as, to
silver
a pin; to
silver
a glass
mirror
plate with an
amalgam
of tin and
mercury..
Mercury
::
Mercury
(n.) A plant
(Mercurialis
annua),
of the
Spurge
family,
the
leaves
of which are
sometimes
used for
spinach,
in
Europe..
Thoth
::
Thoth (n.) The god of
eloquence
and
letters
among the
ancient
Egyptians,
and
supposed
to be the
inventor
of
writing
and
philosophy.
He
corresponded
to the
Mercury
of the
Romans,
and was
usually
represented
as a human
figure
with the head of an ibis or a
lamb..
Oleate
::
Oleate
(n.) A salt of oleic acid. Some
oleates,
as the
oleate
of
mercury,
are used in
medicine
by way of
inunction..
Calomel
::
Calomel
(n.) Mild
chloride
of
mercury,
Hg2Cl2,
a
heavy,
white or
yellowish
white
substance,
insoluble
and
tasteless,
much used in
medicine
as a
mercurial
and
purgative;
mercurous
chloride.
It
occurs
native
as the
mineral
horn
quicksilver..
Kingston Metal
::
Kingston
metal () An alloy of tin,
copper,
and
mercury,
sometimes
used for the
bearings
and
packings
of
machinery..
Cinnabar
::
Cinnabar
(n.) Red
sulphide
of
mercury,
occurring
in
brilliant
red
crystals,
and also in red or brown
amorphous
masses.
It is used in
medicine..
Talaria
::
Talaria
(n. pl.) Small wings or
winged
shoes
represented
as
fastened
to the
ankles,
--
chiefly
used as an
attribute
of
Mercury..
Amalgam
::
Amalgam
(n.) A
native
compound
of
mercury
and
silver.
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