Synonym: Hg, Mercury, atomic number 80, hydrargyrum, quicksilver. Similar words: mercurial, laffer curve, undercurrent, herculean, buttercup, undercut, power cut, percussion. Meaning: [mɜr'kjərɪ /mɜː'kjʊrɪ] n. 1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures 2. (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes 3. the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun 4. temperature measured by a mercury thermometer.
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271. Jabir claimed that mercury and sulphur were'elements'like the four Greek ones.
272. I went from my short editorship of The American Mercury to The New York Times, for which I wrote most of the financial and economic editorials for the next twelve years.
273. Porous structure characteristics of coal in outburst zone was studied by pressurized mercury method and CO2 absorption method.
274. This happens around the time that Mercury arrives at that part of its orbit which places it closest to the Sun (called perihelion ), where it's orbital speed can briefly exceed its rotational speed.
275. To study the conditions of determination of mercury in chitin by cold atom fluorescence spectrometry ( CAFS ).
276. Week of Alchemy: Double income of Mercury and ulfur from mines.
277. Chunk-light tuna is preferable to albacore or sushi, because it usually contains fewer contaminants, such as mercury.
278. The leading source of mercury is pollution from coal-burning power plants, which accounts for 40% of all domestic anthropogenic mercury, according to the EPA.
279. " Another protestor, who calls himself "Mercury John" called the credit union "an honest, good local bank.
280. Methylmercury is a form of mercury – the metal which is liquid at room temperature and is better known as quicksilver.
281. Large, predatory fish — such as tilefish, swordfish and king mackerel — tend to have higher levels of methyl mercury than do smaller fish because they're higher in the aquatic food chain.
282. The Ontario Hydro Method(OHM)was used for the in-situ mercury measurement and analysis of the mercury concentration in the flue gas flowing through the ESP in a 220 MW W-type pulverized coal furnace.
283. An electronic circuit which may be applied to the control of firing angle of high voltage mercury arc current converter is suggested in this paper.
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284. Now there is a electrodeless mercury lamp, and can be instantaneous switch, and UV exhibiting.
285. Light from a mercury arc lamp will produce fringes over a range of one or two centimeters.
286. "Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses, " the FDA said in a notice on its Web site.
287. Typical symptoms of mercury poisoning include mental retardation loss of balance, tremors, blindness loss of hearing.
288. This time Mercury will give you license to step off the merry-go-round of life, have fun, and see friends.
289. The first manned flight of Project Mercury was a complete success.
290. Manual measuring uses mercury column type sphygmomanometer or barometric pressure manner sphygmomanometer.
291. The arsenic, mercury and alcohol, tetracycline and erythromycin equalizes enzymology material thallotoxicosis, can also cause diarrhea.
292. The developement of the sulfonation process of anthraquinone by oleum was reviewed with emphasis on the removing techniques of mercury.
293. The adsorption properties of mercury ions onto a novel copolyaniline, which is modified by m-aminobenzenesulfonic acid via chemically oxidative polymerization[sentencedict.com], were studied in a batch system.
294. This paper introduces - dosing technology for the compact fluorescent lamp and control system of mercury dosing machine.
295. So if you have a new mercury filling, an odiferous chili dog with a cup of coffee may be just what the doctor ordered.
296. The direct photolysis of Anilide herbicides acetochlor in aqueous solution irradiated by high pressure mercury lamp and sunlight was investigated.
297. The actual printing is done by a mercury quartz tube.
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