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mercury
noun
°A silvery-colored metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg.
°(weather) The ambient temperature.(Due to mercury's use in thermometers).
"The mercury there has averaged 37.6C, 2.3C above the February norm."
synonyms: azoth, hydrargyrum, quicksilver