mercuric chloride
— Noun
– English
~ a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
mercuric
— Adjective
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~ of or containing mercury
Mercurochrome
— Noun
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~ a mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic; Mercurochrome is the trademark
mercurous chloride
— Noun
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~ a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
mercurous
— Adjective
– English
~ of or containing mercury
mercury barometer
— Noun
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~ barometer that shows pressure by the height of a column of mercury
mercury chloride
— Noun
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~ a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
mercury cell
— Noun
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~ a primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide
Mercury
— Noun
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~ (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
mercury fulminate
— Noun
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~ a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
mercury
— Noun
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~ a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
Mercury
— Noun
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~ the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
mercury
— Noun
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~ temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"
mercy
— Noun
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~ leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
mercy
— Noun
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~ alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
mercy
— Noun
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~ a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
mercy
— Noun
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~ something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"
mercy
— Noun
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~ the feeling that motivates compassion
mercy killing
— Noun
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~ the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)