mercuric

[ mer-kyoor-ik ]

/ mərˈkyʊər ɪk /

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adjective Chemistry.

of or containing mercury, especially in the bivalent state.

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Origin of mercuric

First recorded in 1820–30; mercur(y) + -ic

Words nearby mercuric

mercurate, mercurial, mercurial barometer, mercurialism, mercurialize, mercuric, mercuric chloride, mercuric oxide, mercuric sulfide, mercuric sulphide, mercurify

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How to use mercuric in a sentence

On addition of a solution of mercuric chloride to the red filtrate, a brown flocculent precipitate was formed.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
Mercuric cyanide, as we have seen (p. 115), is exceptional in its exceedingly small capacity for ionization.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
Qualitative tests demonstrated the presence of a chlorid, a nitrate, a mercuric salt, free acid and glycerin.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Mercury itself is soluble in nitric acid, forming, when the acid is hot and strong, mercuric nitrate.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

According to Personne mercuric chloride is not volatilised from boiling solutions when alkaline chlorides are present.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for mercuric

mercuric

/ (mɜːˈkjʊərɪk) /

adjective

of or containing mercury in the divalent state; denoting a mercury(II) compound

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Scientific definitions for mercuric

mercuric

[ mər-kyur′ĭk ]

Containing mercury, especially mercury with a valence of 2. Compare mercurous.