mercurate

American

[mur-kyuh-reyt] / ˈmɜr kyəˌreɪt /

noun

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

verb (used with object)

mercurated, mercurating

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

mercurate British

/ ˈmɜːkjʊˌreɪt /

verb

(tr) to treat or mix with mercury
to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction in which a mercury atom is added to a compound

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Other Word Forms

mercuration noun

Etymology

Origin of mercurate

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

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