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dimethylmercury

dimethylmercury noun: an organometallic compound of mercury, (CH₃)₂Hg, that is a dangerous neurotoxin.

Noun

dimethylmercury (uncountable)

  1. An organometallic compound of mercury, (CH₃)₂Hg, that is a dangerous neurotoxin

Origin of dimethylmercury

From dimethyl + mercury.

Questions about dimethylmercury

What does dimethylmercury mean?
Dimethylmercury means an organometallic compound of mercury, (CH₃)₂Hg, that is a dangerous neurotoxin.
What part of speech is dimethylmercury?
Dimethylmercury is a noun.

Words near dimethylmercury in the dictionary

  1. dimethylimidazoles
  2. dimethylindole
  3. dimethylindoles
  4. dimethyllysine
  5. dimethylmalonate
  6. dimethylmercury
  7. dimethylnitrosamine
  8. dimethylnitrosamines
  9. dimethylnonyl
  10. dimethyloxalylglycine
  11. dimethylphenanthrene

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