nnoun.substancea heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperaturesSynset:Hg atomic number 80 hydrargyrum quicksilver
Derivationally Related Form:mercurialmercurousmercuric
Substance Holonyms:calomel mercurous chloride cinnabar
Hypernyms:metal metallic element
Inherited Hypernyms:mercurymetallic elementchemical elementsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:mercurymetallic elementchemical elementsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.person(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek HermesTopic:Roman mythology
Derivationally Related Form:Mercurial
Instance Hypernyms:Roman deity
Inherited Hypernyms:mercuryroman deitydeityspiritual beingbeliefcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.objectthe smallest planet and the nearest to the sunMember Holonyms:solar system
Instance Hypernyms:inferior planet terrestrial planet
Inherited Hypernyms:mercuryinferior planetplanetcelestial bodynatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:mercuryterrestrial planetplanetcelestial bodynatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.attributetemperature measured by a mercury thermometerExamples:- the mercury was falling rapidly
Hypernyms:temperature
Inherited Hypernyms:mercurytemperaturefundamental quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:mercurytemperaturephysical propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity