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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mercury thermometer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mercury-in-glass thermometer |
| Type of | thermometer |
| Has types | beckman thermometer, clinical thermometer, mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer |
