the Roman god of eloquence, skill, trading, and thieving, herald and messenger of the gods, who was identified with Hermes
the chemical element of atomic number 80, a heavy silvery-white metal which is liquid at ordinary temperatures
the chemical element of atomic number 80, a heavy silvery-white metal which is liquid at ordinary temperatures
a Eurasian plant of the spurge family, with hairy stems and small green flowers, found as a dominant plant of old woodland
a white or grayish crystalline powder that when dry is extremely volatile when exposed to heat or pressure and is used as an explosive
an electric switch in which the circuit is made by mercury flowing into a gap when the device tilts
a lamp in which light is produced by an electrical discharge through mercury vapour
(as a unit of atmospheric pressure) an amount that would support a column of mercury one-inch high in a barometer (equal to 33.86 millibars, 29.5 inches being equal to one bar)