Definition of mercury-in-glass
"mercury-in-glass" is probably misspelled. Trying mercury-in-glass_thermometer instead Definition of mercury-in-glass_thermometer
1. mercury-in-glass_thermometer [ n ] 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
Synonyms mercury-in-glass_thermometer mercury_thermometer Related Terms thermometer clinical_thermometer Beckman_thermometer bulb