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mercury

noun

Temperature measured by a mercury thermometer

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Word length
7
Starts with
M
Ends with
Y
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B1

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Pronunciation

ˈməː.kjʊ.ɹi

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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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The mercury was falling rapidly

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