mercuric
mercuric adjective: pertaining to or derived from mercury.
Adjective
mercuric (not comparable)
- Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
- Synonyms:
- mercurous
- Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
- Synonyms:
- hydrargyric
- Mercurial (of people).
- 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 (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 326
mercuric meaning in Tamil
mercuric in Tamil
- மேக்கூரிக்கு
Synonyms of mercuric
- mercurous
- hydrargyric
Origin of mercuric
From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.
Words formed from mercuric
- mercurammonium
- mercuric acid
- mercuric chloride
- mercuric nitrate
- mercurico-
- mercuric oxide
- mercuric sulfide
- mercuric sulphide
- methylmercuric
- organomercuric
- phenylmercuric
- potassio-mercuric
Questions about mercuric
- What does mercuric mean?
- Mercuric means pertaining to or derived from mercury.
- What is mercuric in Tamil?
- Mercuric in Tamil is மேக்கூரிக்கு. See Mercuric meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mercuric?
- Mercuric is an adjective.
Words near mercuric in the dictionary
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