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Mercury
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Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, has surface temperatures that can reach up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit during the day.
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a dense, silvery, toxic metal that is liquid at room temperature and can form different chemical compounds
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
mercuries
Examples
Mercury is used in some thermometers and barometers.
03
the level of mercury in a thermometer used to indicate temperature
Examples
The mercury showed 37 degrees Celsius.
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(in Roman mythology) the messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce, equivalent to Greek Hermes
Examples
Mercury is often depicted with winged sandals.
Lexical Tree
mercurial
mercurous
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