mercury
Mercury is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter M and ends with the letter Y for which we found 5 definitions.
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| (n.) A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes messenger of the gods conductor of souls to the lower world and god of eloquence. |
| (n.) A metallic element mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar one of its ores. It is a heavy opaque glistening liquid (commonly called quicksilver) and is used in barometers thermometers ect. Specific gravity 13.6. Symbol Hg (Hydrargyrum). Atomic weight 199.8. Mercury has a molecule which consists of only one atom. It was named by the alchemists after the god Mercury and designated by his symbol /. |
| (n.) One of the planets of the solar system being the one nearest the sun from which its mean distance is about 360000 miles. Its period is 88 days and its diameter 3000 miles. |
| (n.) A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a messenger; hence also a newspaper. |
| (n.) Sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit; mutability; fickleness. |
Syllable Information
The word mercury is a 7 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for mercury is: mer-cu-ry
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