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HG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
100 grams
Synonyms:
hectogram; hg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("hg" is a kind of...):
metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)
Meronyms (parts of "hg"):
dag; decagram; dekagram; dkg (10 grams)
Holonyms ("hg" is a part of...):
kg; kilo; kilogram (one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
Synonyms:
atomic number 80; Hg; hydrargyrum; mercury; quicksilver
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hg" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("Hg" is a substance of...):
cinnabar (a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury)
calomel; mercurous chloride (a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic)
