mercury lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
• temperature measured by a mercury thermometer "the mercury was falling rapidly"
• the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
• (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
• A silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature. It has the atomic symbol Hg (from hydrargyrum, liquid silver), atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59. Mercury is used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents. It can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes which leads to MERCURY POISONING. Because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing.