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1. mercury_poisoning
noun. a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death.
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3. mercury-in-glass_thermometer
noun. thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube.
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4. poisoning
noun. ['ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ'] the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill.
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5. poisoning
noun. ['ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ'] the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance.
6. mercury
noun. ['ˈmɝːkjɝi'] a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.
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- mercury (English)
- Mercury (English)
- Mercurius (Latin)
7. mercury
noun. ['ˈmɝːkjɝi'] temperature measured by a mercury thermometer.
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- mercury (English)
- Mercury (English)
- Mercurius (Latin)