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nonmercury

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ mercury.

Adjective

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nonmercury (not comparable)

  1. Not of, pertaining to, or containing mercury.
    • 2000 October 8, Robert Worth, “HEALTH; A Little-Known Threat”, in The New York Times[1]:
      "There is clearly a systemic problem," said Richard L. Brodsky, a Westchester assemblyman, who is sponsoring a bill to require that mercury gauges be replaced with nonmercury alternatives.