Assertion: metallic mercury | /r/ObjectUse | used wall thermostats
Facets:
value: for cooling
type: PURPOSE
value: in sphygmomanometers
type: LOCATION
value: for heating
type: PURPOSE
value: in barometers
type: LOCATION
value: for a variety of other purposes
type: PURPOSE
value: in oral thermometers
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Metallic mercury is used in oral thermometers, barometers, sphygmomanometers (devices used to test blood pressure), wall thermostats for heating and cooling, fluorescent light bulbs/tubes, some batteries, electric light switches, some indoor gas meter regulators (in houses built before the 1960's), and for a variety of other purposes.