English Explanatory Dictionary

mercuric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
  2. Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
  3. Mercurial (of people).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

mercuric

Etymology

From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.

Synonyms

mercurous hydrargyric

Related words

mercurous

Derived words

mercurammonium mercuric acid mercuric chloride mercuric nitrate mercurico- mercuric oxide mercuric sulfide mercuric sulphide methylmercuric organomercuric phenylmercuric potassio-mercuric
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