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nonmercury

nonmercury adjective: not of, pertaining to, or containing mercury.

Adjective

nonmercury (not comparable)

  1. Not of, pertaining to, or containing mercury.
    • "There is clearly a systemic problem," said Richard L. Brodsky, a Westchester assemblyman, who is sponsoring a bill to require that mercury gauges be replaced with nonmercury alternatives.2000 October 8, Robert Worth, “HEALTH; A Little-Known Threat”, in The New York Times

Origin of nonmercury

From non- + mercury.

Questions about nonmercury

What does nonmercury mean?
Nonmercury means not of, pertaining to, or containing mercury.
What part of speech is nonmercury?
Nonmercury is an adjective.

Words near nonmercury in the dictionary

  1. nonmercenary
  2. nonmerchant
  3. nonmerchantable
  4. nonmerchants
  5. nonmercurial
  6. nonmercury
  7. nonmercy
  8. nonmerger
  9. nonmeristematic
  10. nonmeritocratic
  11. nonmeritorious

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