| 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. |
| mere |
being neither more nor better than what is specified. |
| merely |
only; simply; nothing more than. |
| merengue |
a fast ballroom dance that originated in the Dominican Republic and in which each partner characteristically holds one leg stiff while dancing. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. [2 definitions] |
| merganser |
any of various large diving ducks that have a narrow bill with a hooked tip and serrated edges, and usu. a crest on the head. |
| merge |
to combine or unite. [5 definitions] |
| merger |
the consolidation of two or more businesses into one, or the legal transfer of the assets of one corporation to another. |
| meridian |
a great circle circumscribing the earth and passing through both poles, or either half of such a circle from one pole to the other. [7 definitions] |
| meringue |
egg whites beaten stiff with sugar and sometimes flavoring, used to form a pastry shell or as a topping on other baked foods. |