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  2. Mercury (element) - Wikipedia

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    Hg is the modern chemical symbol for mercury. [28] It is an abbreviation of hydrargyrum , a romanized form of the ancient Greek name for mercury, ὑδράργυρος ( hydrargyros ). Hydrargyros is a Greek compound word meaning ' water-silver ' , from ὑδρ - ( hydr -), the root of ὕδωρ ( hydor ) ' water ' , and ἄργυρος ...

  3. Group 12 element - Wikipedia

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    Hg is the modern chemical symbol for mercury. It comes from hydrargyrum , a Latinized form of the Greek word Ύδραργυρος ( hydrargyros ), which is a compound word meaning "water-silver" (hydr- = water, argyros = silver) — since it is liquid like water and shiny like silver.

  4. Hg - Wikipedia

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    Hg is the symbol of chemical element mercury ... H. G. Wells, English writer; House & Garden or HG, a former US magazine; Harry G. Nelson, half of the Roy and HG ...

  5. Chemical symbol - Wikipedia

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    For example, Pb is the symbol for lead (plumbum in Latin); Hg is the symbol for mercury ... English word (the symbol Fe is derived from Latin ferrum) 27: Co: Cobalt:

  6. Inch of mercury - Wikipedia

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    Inch of mercury (inHg and ″Hg) is a non-SI unit of measurement for pressure. It is used for barometric pressure in weather reports , refrigeration and aviation in the United States . It is the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 1 inch (25.4 mm) in height at the standard acceleration of gravity .

  7. Millimetre of mercury - Wikipedia

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    The density 13 595.1 kg/m 3 chosen for this definition is the approximate density of mercury at 0 °C (32 °F), and 9.806 65 m/s 2 is standard gravity. The use of an actual column of mercury to measure pressure normally requires correction for the density of mercury at the actual temperature and the sometimes significant variation of gravity ...

  8. Hyperemesis gravidarum - Wikipedia

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    Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a pregnancy complication that is characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and possibly dehydration. [1] Feeling faint may also occur. [ 2 ] It is considered a more severe form of morning sickness . [ 2 ]

  9. List of medical abbreviations: H - Wikipedia

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    Meaning h: hr / hours H: histamine or its receptors (if with subscripts) hemagglutinin: H x: history: HA ; H/A hypertonia arterialis headache calcium hydroxyapatite HAA: hepatitis-associated antigen or #History As Above HAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy HACA: human anti-chimeric antibody: HACE: High-altitude cerebral edema: HACEK