This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
mercurate
[ mur-kyuh-reyt ]
/ ˈmɜr kyəˌreɪt /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
Also mer·cu·ri·ate [mer-kyoor-ee-it, -eyt]. /mərˈkyʊər i ɪt, -ˌeɪt/. any salt in which bivalent mercury is part of a complex anion.
verb (used with object), mer·cu·rat·ed, mer·cu·rat·ing.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."
Question 1 of 7
IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
OTHER WORDS FROM mercurate
mer·cu·ra·tion, nounWords nearby mercurate
mercifully, merciless, Merckx, Mercosur, Mercouri, mercurate, mercurial, mercurial barometer, mercurialism, mercurialize, mercuric
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
British Dictionary definitions for mercurate
mercurate
/ (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
Derived forms of mercurate
mercuration, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012