| mercaptopurine |
a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
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| mercurous chloride |
calomel: a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
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| mercury poisoning |
a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death
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| mercury thermometer |
thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube
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| mercy |
clemency: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" mercifulness: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" mercifulness: the feeling that motivates compassion something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive" alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
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