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HG
abbr.
High German
Hg 1
The symbol for mercury.
[From New Latin hydrargyrum, mercury, from Latin hydrargyrus, from Greek hudrarguros : hudr-, hudro-, hydro- + arguros, silver; see litharge.]
Hg 2
abbr. Bible
Haggai
hg
abbr.
1. hectogram
2. hemoglobin
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hg
abbreviation for
(Units) hectogram
Hg
the chemical symbol for
(Elements & Compounds) mercury
[from New Latin hydrargyrum]
HG
abbreviation for
1. (Languages) High German
2. His (or Her) Grace
3. (Military) (formerly, in Britain) Home Guard
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Hg
Chem. Symbol.
mercury.
[< New Latin hydrargyrum, for Latin hydrargyrus < Greek hydrárgyros literally, liquid silver (hydr- hydr-1 + árgyros silver)]
hg
hectogram.
H.G.
His Grace; Her Grace.
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Hg
The symbol for mercury.
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| Noun | 1. |  Hg - a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperaturesmetal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. 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 |
| 2. | hg - 100 grams metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram |
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N ABBR =hectogram(s) → hgCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005