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mercury vs metal

metal vs mercury

mercury and metal both are nouns.

mercury is not an adjective while metal is an adjective.

mercury is not a verb while metal is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mercury Yes No No No
metal Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, metal is a hypernym of mercury; that is, metal is a word with a broader meaning than mercury:
  • mercury: a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
  • metal: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Other hypernyms of mercury include metallic element.
mercury (noun) metal (noun)
temperature measured by a mercury thermometer any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
mercury (adjective) metal (adjective)
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
mercury (verb) metal (verb)
cover with metal
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