mercury
To apply or coat with mercury or a preparation containing mercuryTo apply or coat (something) with mercury (noun sense 1) or a preparation containing mercury.
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» Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
Меркурий — ближайшая к Солнцу планета. — sharptoothed
Меркурій — найближча до Сонця планета. — deniko
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3 senses(historical, transitive)To apply or coat (something) with mercury (noun sense 1) or a preparation containing mercury.
(historical, transitive)To administer to (someone) a medicine containing mercury.
To apply or coat (something) with mercury (noun sense 1) or a preparation containing mercury.
(historical, obsolete, rare, specifically, transitive)To apply to (the face) a preparation of mercury to beautify it
Examples
188 sentencesMercury is the closest planet to the sun.
Меркурій — найближча до Сонця планета. — deniko
ruМеркурий — ближайшая к Солнцу планета. — sharptoothed
Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun.
Меркурій — найближча до Сонця планета. — deniko
ruМеркурий — ближайшая к Солнцу планета. — sharptoothed
The planet closest to the sun is Mercury.
Найближча до Сонця планета - це Меркурій. — miketheknight
ruБлижайшая к Солнцу планета - Меркурий. — marafon
The planet nearest to the sun is Mercury.
Найближча до Сонця планета - це Меркурій. — miketheknight
ruБлижайшая к Солнцу планета - Меркурий. — marafon
Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.
ruМеркурий — ближайшая к Солнцу планета. — sharptoothed
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English mercurie (“metallic chemical element, quicksilver;The noun is derived from Middle English mercurie (“metallic chemical element, quicksilver; a plant, probably goosefoot (genus Chenopodium); (possibly) dog’s mercury (Mercurialis perennis); etc.”), borrowed from Late Latin mercurius (“metallic chemical element, quicksilver”), Latin Mercurius (“Mercury, the Roman god of commerce, communication, etc.; the planet Mercury; etc.”), possibly from merc-, a stem of merx (“goods, wares; merchandise”); further etymology uncertain, possibly:
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Forms
mercuries, mercurying, mercuried, mercuriedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.