an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams

an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams

Intended for, applying to, or acting on a particular thing, Designating a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition, Designating a customs charge levied on merchandise by unit or weight rather than according to value, noun_ A remedy intended for a particular ailment or disorder, A definite substance in the serum of an animal that gives rise to a special kind of immunity, Something adapted or expected to produce a specific effect; that which is, or is supposed to be, capable of infallibly bringing about a desired result; especially, a remedy which cures, or tends to cure, a certain disease, whatever may be its manifestations, as mercury used as a remedy for syphilis

A lineal measure, the twelfth part of a foot, Proverbially, a small quantity or degree; the least part or amount, usually, the pressure indicated by so many inches of a mercury column, as on a steam gauge, verb_ advance slowly, as if by inches, intransitive & transitive verb_ To move or cause to move slowly or by small degrees, transitive verb_ rare To drive by inches, or small degrees, rare To deal out by inches; to give sparingly

Temperature, a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures, the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun

Of or relating to shipping or maritime affairs, Of or relating to troops that serve at sea as well as on land, specifically the US Marine Corps, A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy, adjective: interest at any rate agreed on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds, an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships, of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)