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单词 red mercury
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Definition of red mercury in English:

red mercury

noun rɛd ˈməːkjʊri
  • 1Chemistry= red precipitate. Now chiefly historical.

  • 2A powerful mercury-based substance rumoured to have been manufactured in Russia and elsewhere, and suggested as a potential ingredient of (especially terrorist) nuclear weapons.

Origin

Late 16th century. From red + mercury.

 
 

Definition of red mercury in US English:

red mercury

nounrɛd ˈməːkjʊri
  • 1Chemistry= red precipitate. Now chiefly historical.

  • 2A powerful mercury-based substance rumoured to have been manufactured in Russia and elsewhere, and suggested as a potential ingredient of (especially terrorist) nuclear weapons.

Origin

Late 16th century. From red + mercury.

 
 
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