mercuries

Noun

• a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
• (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
• the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
• temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
• plural of mercury

Synonyms

atomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, mercury, Mercury, quicksilver