Synonyms of the word

mercury

• n. A metal.
• n. A plant.

hydrargyrum

• n. (chemistry and medicine) mercury (chemical element).

metal

• n. (heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.
• n. (heraldry) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
• n. Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
• n. (music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal,…
• n. (archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.
• n. The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
• n. (Britain, obsolete, in the plural) The rails of a railway.
• n. (informal, travel, aviation) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
• adj. (music) Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
• adj. Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding,…
• v. To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

quicksilver

• n. The metal mercury.
• n. (colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
• adj. Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
• v. To overlay with quicksilver.
• v. To treat with quicksilver.

temperature

• n. (obsolete) The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
• n. (now rare, archaic) The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined…
• n. A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
• n. An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses.
• n. (when not used in relation with something) The temperature(1) of the immediate environment.
• n. (thermodynamics) A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity…