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mercuric sulfide

mercuric sulfide noun: the sulfide of mercury, HgS, that occurs as the mineral cinnabar.

Noun

mercuric sulfide (uncountable)

  1. The sulfide of mercury, HgS, that occurs as the mineral cinnabar.

Synonyms of mercuric sulfide

Forms of mercuric sulfide

alternative formsulphide

Questions about mercuric sulfide

What does mercuric sulfide mean?
Mercuric sulfide means the sulfide of mercury, HgS, that occurs as the mineral cinnabar.
What part of speech is mercuric sulfide?
Mercuric sulfide is a noun.

Words near mercuric sulfide in the dictionary

  1. Mercurians
  2. mercuriation
  3. mercuriations
  4. mercuric
  5. mercuric chloride
  6. mercuric sulfide
  7. mercuricals
  8. mercurichrome
  9. mercurico-
  10. mercurie
  11. mercuried

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