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mercuric

[ mer-kyoor-ik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. of or containing mercury, especially in the bivalent state.


mercuric

/ mɜːˈkjʊərɪk /

adjective

  1. of or containing mercury in the divalent state; denoting a mercury(II) compound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


mercuric

/ mər-kyrĭk /

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mercuric1

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

On addition of a solution of mercuric chloride to the red filtrate, a brown flocculent precipitate was formed.

Mercuric cyanide, as we have seen (p. 115), is exceptional in its exceedingly small capacity for ionization.

Qualitative tests demonstrated the presence of a chlorid, a nitrate, a mercuric salt, free acid and glycerin.

Mercury itself is soluble in nitric acid, forming, when the acid is hot and strong, mercuric nitrate.

According to Personne mercuric chloride is not volatilised from boiling solutions when alkaline chlorides are present.

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