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HYDRARGYRUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

Synonyms:

atomic number 80; Hg; hydrargyrum; mercury; quicksilver

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("hydrargyrum" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("hydrargyrum" is a substance of...):

cinnabar (a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury)

calomel; mercurous chloride (a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic)

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