mercuric
English
Etymology
From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.
Adjective
mercuric (not comparable)
- (obsolete, chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
- (chemistry) Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
- (rare) Mercurial (of people).
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 326:
- I was the least mercuric, the most sedentary of the three, and my poor eyesight made me an indifferent athlete, though I fenced well and even got my blue for it.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 326:
Synonyms
- (pertaining to or derived from mercury): mercurous
Derived terms
Derived terms
- mercuric acid
- mercuric chloride
- mercuric nitrate
- mercurico-
- mercuric oxide
- mercuric sulfide, mercuric sulphide
- potassio-mercuric
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