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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
mercury
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.
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