HG

HG

abbr.

High German

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Hg ¹

The symbol for the element mercury.

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[From New Latin hydrargyrum, mercury, from Latin hydrargyrus, from Greek hudrarguros : hudr-, hudro-, hydro- + arguros, silver; see litharge.]

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Hg ²

abbr. Bible

Haggai

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hg

abbr.

1. hectogram

2. hemoglobin

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hg

abbreviation for

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) hectogram

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Hg

the chemical symbol for

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) mercury

[from New Latin hydrargyrum]

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HG

abbreviation for

1. (Linguistics / Languages) High German

2. His (or Her) Grace

3. (Military) (formerly, in Britain) Home Guard

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Hg

The symbol for mercury.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hg - a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures atomic number 80, hydrargyrum, mercury, quicksilver metal, 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 hectogram metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram dag, decagram, dekagram, dkg - 10 grams kg, kilo, kilogram - one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

Translations

hg N ABBR =hectogram(s) → hg