mercury
Thermometer's silver fluid
Mercury is a silver-white metallic element that remains liquid at room temperature, also called quicksilver.
It flows and beads distinctively, historically used in thermometers, barometers, and dental fillings before its toxicity was fully understood.
The adjective mercurial, meaning volatile or unpredictable, derives from the planet rather than the element directly.
The mercury rose to 98 degrees. (Capitalized Mercury is the planet or Roman god.)
Liquid metallic element
- liquid metalMetallic substance in fluid state
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- cinnabarRed mercuric sulfide ore
- oreMetal-bearing rock
refining · barometer · thermometer · sphygmomanometer · fluorescent · electrode · density · conductivity
Capable of causing death
- poisoningHarmful substance exposure
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- methylmercuryNeurotoxic organometallic compound
- bioaccumulationPollutant concentration in tissues
neurotoxin · chelation · hazardous · pollutant · thimerosal · exposure · industrial waste · environmental health
quicksilver
Liquid metallic element
- liquid metalMetallic substance in fluid state
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- cinnabarRed mercuric sulfide ore
ore · refining · barometer · thermometer · sphygmomanometer · fluorescent · electrode · density · conductivity · heavy metal
poisonous
Capable of causing death
- poisoningHarmful substance exposure
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- methylmercuryNeurotoxic organometallic compound
bioaccumulation · neurotoxin · chelation · hazardous · pollutant · thimerosal · exposure · industrial waste · environmental health · mad hatter
- periodic tableperiodic table, elements, hydrogen, helium, carbon
- Contaminantspollutants, pollutant, heavy metals, toxin, pesticides
- elementsoxygen, hydrogen, carbon, helium, nitrogen
- pollutantspollutants, pollutant, contaminant, contaminants, toxin
- toxic substancesDDT, toxic fumes, poison gas, dioxin, benzene
- toxic wastehazardous waste, chemical waste, industrial waste, toxic sludge, nuclear waste
mercurypermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
stability · constancy · fixedness · steadfastness · immutability
- Freddie Mercury
- mercury thermometerTemperature gauge using liquid metal
- mercury poisoningHarmful metallic element accumulation
- Mercury retrogradeApparent backward planetary motion
- mercury glassDouble-walled reflective decorative glassware
- mercuric chlorideToxic mercury-based salt