Preferred Name

Mercury

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66842

ALT_DEFINITION

The metal agent mercury.

A silver-white, poisonous metal that is a liquid at ordinary temperatures. It is commonly used in thermometers and amalgams, and has been used as an ingredient in some homeopathic medicines and in very small amounts as a preservative in viral vaccines.

CAS_Registry

7439-97-6

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:16170

CHEBI:25195

Chemical_Formula

Hg

code

C66842

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C160930

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

Contributing_Source

CDISC

CTRP

FDA

DEFINITION

A naturally occurring trace metalloid element and known neurotoxin with atomic symbol Hg, atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59. Mercury has been used in manufacturing, as well as in dental and medical equipment, fertilizers, and pesticides. It is characterized as a heavy, silvery-white metallic liquid at room temperature that is odorless. Exposure occurs by inhalation of fumes, ingestion, or contact.

Display_Name

Mercury

FDA_UNII_Code

FXS1BY2PGL

FULL_SYN

Quicksilver

Hydrargyrum

Liquid Silver

Hg

mercury

MERCURY

Mercury

label

Mercury

Legacy Concept Name

Mercury

Preferred_Name

Mercury

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C66842

prefLabel

Mercury

Semantic_Type

Element, Ion, or Isotope

UMLS_CUI

C0025424

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C637

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