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mercuric

[ mer-kyoo r-ik ]
/ mərˈkyʊər ɪk /
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adjective Chemistry.

of or containing mercury, especially in the bivalent state.

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Nearby words

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

Origin of mercuric

First recorded in 1820–30; mercur(y) + -ic
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British Dictionary definitions for mercuric

mercuric

/ (mɜːˈkjʊərɪk) /

adjective

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

Word Origin and History for mercuric

mercuric

adj.

1828, in chemistry, from mercury + -ic.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for mercuric

mercuric

[ mər-kyur′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to or containing mercury, especially with a valence of 2.
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Science definitions for mercuric

mercuric

[ mər-kyur′ĭk ]

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