Mercury definition
An example of Mercury is a planet which is a little larger than the Earth's moon.
An example of mercury is the silver-white metal inside of a thermometer that is liquid at room temperature.
The mercury had fallen rapidly by morning.
- The mercury as used in a barometer or thermometer; ambient temperature. [from 17th c.]The mercury there has averaged 37.6C, 2.3C above the February norm.
- An annual plant, Mercurialis annua, formerly grown for its medicinal properties; French mercury. [from 14th c.]
- A similar edible plant, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, otherwise known as English mercury or allgood. [from 15th c.]
- (US, regional) The poison oak or poison ivy. [from 18th c.]
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Origin of mercury
- Middle English mercurie from Medieval Latin mercurius from Latin Mercurius Mercury
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English Mercurie from Old French from Latin Mercurius
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin Mercurius.
From Wiktionary
- From Mercury.
From Wiktionary