mercurate

[mur-kyuh-reyt]

noun

1. Also mercuriate any salt in which bivalent mercury is part of a complex anion.

verb (used with object)

mercurated, mercurating 

1. Also to introduce mercury into (an organic compound); treat with mercury.

mercurate

/ ˈmɜːkjʊˌreɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to treat or mix with mercury

2. to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction in which a mercury atom is added to a compound

Other Word Forms

• mercuration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mercurate¹

First recorded in 1920–25; mercury + -ate ²