inHg

English

noun
Definitions
  • a unit of pressure equal to the amount of fluid pressure one inch deep in mercury at the standard acceleration due to gravity.

Etymology

Compound from English in (not, used to form chemical names of proteins, in, negative, compound-forming suffix, inch, neutral chemical compound, etc) + English Hg (mercury).

Origin

English

Hg

Gloss

mercury

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