hg

¹

1. hectogram; hectograms.

Hg

²

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. mercury.

HG

³

abbreviation for

1. High German ( def 1 ).

H.G.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. High German ( def 1 ).
2. His Grace; Her Grace.

HG

¹

abbreviation for

1. High German
2. His ( or Her) Grace
3. (formerly, in Britain) Home Guard

hg

²

abbreviation for

1. hectogram

Hg

³

the chemical symbol for

1. mercury

Word History and Origins

Origin of hg¹

< New Latin hydrargyrum, for Latin hydrargyrus (by analogy with aurum, argentum, etc.) < Greek hydrárgyros literally, liquid silver ( hydr- hydr- ¹ + árgyros silver)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hg¹

from New Latin hydrargyrum

Example Sentences

But still, the fact remains, today, a pregnant lady suffering from HG traveled in an almost 200 year old coach.

From The Daily Beast

But everything I read said women like me, who got seasickness, altitude sickness, motion sickness, were more likely to suffer HG.

From The Daily Beast

As an HG survivor, I can assure you Kate feels anything but pleased right now.

From The Daily Beast

No one keeps numbers on how many women die of HG in the developing world, but experts agree many women are dying of it now.

From The Daily Beast

HG first hit me when I was six weeks pregnant with my son and living in New York City.

From The Daily Beast

The proctodum (fig. 238 A, hg) is very soon placed in communication with the mesenteron (mg).

From Project Gutenberg

These Innuit are known by the other subdivisions as Ta hg myut.

From Project Gutenberg

Hg lower than the systolic pressure, and consequently these figures represent the pulse pressure in the brachial artery of man.

From Project Gutenberg

We see patients in coma due to renal disease with blood pressure much over 200 mm of Hg.

From Project Gutenberg

Heated in an ignition tube is volatilized, the vapors condensing in the upper end of tube to small metallic globules of Hg.

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