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mercury (<mercury and amalgam>, nonferrous metal, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Pure metallic element having symbol Hg and atomic number 80; a lustrous silvery metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials. |
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mercury (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,N)
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Hg (C,U,A,English,UF,U,N)
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quicksilver (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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汞 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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水銀 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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gǒng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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gong (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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kung (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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kwikzilver (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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kwik (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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argento vivo (C,U,Italian-P,D,U,N)
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mercurio (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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........................ mercury (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 純金屬元素,化學符號為Hg,原子序號為80,為具光澤之銀色金屬,常溫下呈液態。汞也經過加工和塑形,通常與其它物質結合,製成多種物件和材料。 |
Dutch ..... Te gebruiken voor het zuivere metaalelement met het symbool Hg en het atoomnummer 80. Het is een glanzend zilverachtig metaal dat vloeibaar is bij normale temperaturen. Ook te gebruiken voor het metaal wanneer het wordt bewerkt en gevormd om, meestal in combinatie met andere stoffen, verscheidene voorwerpen en materialen te maken. |
Spanish ..... Úsese para el elemento metálico puro de símbolo Hg y número atómico 80; un metal plateado lustroso líquido a temperatura ordinaria. Úsese también para este metal procesado y conformado, habitualmente en combinación con otras sustancias, para realizar diversos objetos y materiales.
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Personal Communication Joyce Hill Stoner, Director, Art Conservation Program, University of Delaware, 12/92. |
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