mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. [4 definitions] |
mercerize |
to treat (cotton thread or cloth) with sodium hydroxide to increase its strength, dye absorption, and luster. |
merchandise |
goods for buying and selling. [3 definitions] |
merchandising |
all of the activities involved in promoting the sale of goods. |
merchant |
one who buys goods and sells them for a profit. [4 definitions] |
merchantable |
capable of or suitable for being sold; marketable. |
merchantman |
a commercial ship that carries passengers or freight. |
merchant marine |
the ships of a nation that are used in commerce or trade. [2 definitions] |
merci |
(French) thank you. |
merciful |
compassionate or forgiving; taking pity; showing mercy. |
merciless |
showing no kindness or compassion; without mercy; cruel. |
mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. [2 definitions] |
mercuric |
of, pertaining to, or containing mercury with a chemical valence of two. |
mercuric chloride |
a very poisonous white crystalline compound, used in photography and as an antiseptic. |
Mercurochrome |
trademark for merbromin, a red antiseptic solution used for minor wounds. |
mercurous |
of, pertaining to, or containing mercury with a chemical valence of one. |
mercury |
a chemical element that has eighty protons in each nucleus and that occurs as a dense silvery liquid at room temperature, used in thermometers, electrical devices, and reflecting surfaces, and as a catalyst; quicksilver. (symbol: Hg). [5 definitions] |
mercury-vapor lamp |
a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge through vaporized mercury. |
mercy |
compassionate or lenient treatment of someone over whom one has some power, as through the administration of justice. [4 definitions] |
mercy killing |
see "euthanasia." |
-mere |
segment; part. |