Mercury (Element) Word Search
Play a Mercury (Element) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: MERCURY, ELEMENT, ATOMIC, ELECTRON, PROTON, NEUTRON, NUCLEUS, ORBIT, ISOTOPE, VALENCE, PERIODIC, CHEMICAL.
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Mercury (Element) word list, defined
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- MERCURY /ˈmɜːrkjəri/ (British); /ˈmɝːkəri/ (US) · noun
- Mercury is the chemical element represented by Hg, a silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature and formerly used in thermometers and other instruments. The name also refers to the Roman messenger god and to the innermost planet of the Solar System. Related: quicksilver, the element Hg.
- ELEMENT /ˈɛlɪmənt/ · noun
- A fundamental or essential part of something larger; in chemistry and physics, a substance consisting of atoms all with the same atomic number that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means. Related: component, constituent, ingredient, factor.
- ATOMIC /əˈtɒmɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to atoms, or to the energy or structure of atoms. More broadly, describing something that is divided into very small, discrete units. Related: nuclear, minute, tiny.
- ELECTRON /ɪˈlɛktrɒn/ · noun
- A stable subatomic particle with a negative electric charge, found in all atoms and moving around the nucleus. Electrons are the primary carriers of electricity in solids and are responsible for chemical bonding. Related: negatron, subatomic particle, charged particle, beta particle.
- PROTON /ˈprəʊtɒn/ (British); /ˈproʊtɑːn/ (American) · noun
- A positively charged subatomic particle found in the nuclei of atoms. In South Asian English, the word can also mean a person who supports a proposal, policy, or candidate. Related: hydrogen-1 nucleus, positively charged baryon, hydrogen nucleus.
- NEUTRON /ˈnjuːtrɒn/ · noun
- A neutral, electrically uncharged subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom and having a mass slightly greater than that of a proton.
- NUCLEUS /ˈnuːkliəs/ · noun
- A nucleus is the central, typically rounded part of an atom or biological cell, containing genetic material and playing a central role in the cell's activity. More broadly, the term refers to a central, fundamental, or defining part of something. Related: core, center, centre, heart.
- ORBIT /ˈɔːbɪt/ · noun; verb
- As a noun, an orbit is the curved path of an object moving around a star, planet, or other body, as well as a sphere of influence or activity. As a verb, to orbit means to move in a curved path around something, or to remain close to or within a particular sphere of influence. Related: path, trajectory, course, sphere.
- ISOTOPE /ˈaɪsoʊˌtaʊp/ · noun
- An isotope is one of two or more forms of the same chemical element that have identical numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes therefore have nearly identical chemical properties but different atomic masses and may differ in stability and radioactivity.
- VALENCE /ˈvæləns/ · noun
- In chemistry, valence is the combining capacity of an atom, determined by the number of electrons it can gain, lose, or share in forming chemical bonds. More generally and in specialized linguistic use, it can refer to attractive quality or to the number and kinds of grammatical elements with which a word can combine. Related: valency, combining capacity, bonding capacity, appeal.
- PERIODIC British /ˌpɪə.rɪˈɒd.ɪk/; US /ˌpi.əˈrɑː.dɪk/ · adjective
- Occurring at regular intervals or according to a recurring pattern; cyclical. In technical contexts, it can also mean relating to a recurring cycle, especially in mathematics, science, or chemistry. Related: regular, recurrent, recurring, cyclical.
- CHEMICAL /ˈkɛmɪkəl/ · adjective, noun
- As an adjective, relating to chemistry or the composition and reactions of substances. As a noun, a distinct compound or substance prepared by or used in a chemical process. Related: compound, substance, reagent, synthetic.
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