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mercury

noun

temperature measured by a mercury thermometer

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
M
Ends with
Y
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈməː.kjʊ.ɹi

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. temperature measured by a mercury thermometer

    “the mercury was falling rapidly”

noun

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

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Example Sentences

the mercury was falling rapidly

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