mercury

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mer·cury BrE [ˈmɜːkjəri] NAmE [ˈmɜːrkjəri] noun uncountable (symb. Hg)
a chemical element. Mercury is a poisonous silver liquid metal, used in ↑thermometers.

Word Origin:
[mercury] Middle English: from Latin Mercurius, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’. Mercury is the Roman god of eloquence, skill, trading and thieving, as well as being herald and messenger of the gods.

Example Bank:
•Studies show very high levels of mercury in local dolphins.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80