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  hg

  hectogram; hectograms.
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  Hg

  mercury.
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  HG

  abbreviation

  High German.
• H.G.
  H.G.

  abbreviation

  High German.

hg

¹ American  

1. hectogram; hectograms.

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Hg ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. mercury.

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HG ³ American  

abbreviation

1. High German.

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H.G. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. High German.

2. His Grace; Her Grace.

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HG ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. High German

2. His ( or Her) Grace

3. (formerly, in Britain) Home Guard

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Hg ² British  

symbol

1. mercury

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hg ³ British  

abbreviation

1. hectogram

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Etymology

Origin of Hg

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

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Example Sentences

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hg Hg HG H.G.

Lay off kf, hg, horizontal and equal to l.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

In the region of the posterior appendages, pa, the section passes through the hindgut, hg, and allantois, al.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese

Also the name of the person from whom the original MS. was purchased—“Tad hg O’Cuinn bachelor in physic.”

From The Old English Herbals by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde

Even after factoring in these real-world measurement errors, the model showed that targeting a systolic blood pressure below 120 mm Hg prevented more cardiovascular events than aiming for 130 mm Hg.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2026

Private-equity firm Hg is acquiring OneStream for about $6.4 billion in cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

A spokesperson for Hg declined to comment in an email to Barron’s.

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

As part of the deal, Hg will acquire all outstanding shares, including those held by KKR, which took OneStream public in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

“Doug, of Ag, Au, and Hg, which one is the symbol for silver?”

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

Chloe, from Newport, was admitted to hospital with dehydration early in her first pregnancy, when she had never even heard of HG.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

Quantum Capital Group, a private-equity firm in Houston, raised such a continuation fund about two years ago to hold on to its portfolio company HG Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

Millie Fitzsimons, 28, had HG symptoms throughout her pregnancy and experienced how different treatment options could be from one location to another.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

HG patients suffer severe nausea and vomiting, which often means being sick multiple times a day, being unable to keep food or drink down, and no longer being able to continue with daily life.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

And this happens by taking the Line C prt B any where between the Ends of the Prism HG and EI.

From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Sir Isaac Newton

By 31 he had written “Ulysses,” “Morte d’Arthur,” “Break, Break, Break” and the visionary “Locksley Hall,” which Mr. Holmes rightly places in the science-fiction tradition of Jules Verne and H.G.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Another famous one-time resident was the author H.G.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

Like Musk, Jonas is influenced by the science fiction of writers like H.G.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Another moment of good timing came in 1988 when Brooks went to run an errand at H.G.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024

Office of Supreme Commander, Knights of the Mystic Chain, Wilmington, Del., June 8, 1889.—In view of the great calamity that has befallen our brothers at Johnstown, Pa., and vicinity, I, H.G.

From The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin by James Herbert Walker

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