mercurous
mercurous adjective: pertaining to or derived from mercury.
Adjective
mercurous (not comparable)
- Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
- Synonyms:
- mercuric
- Of a compound, containing mercury with an oxidation number of 1.
- Synonyms:
- hydrargyrous
mercurous meaning in Tamil and Bengali
mercurous in Tamil
- இதளியஞ்சார்ந்த
mercurous in Bengali
- পারদ সম্পর্কিত, তা থেকে উদ্ভূত, কোনো যৌগের ক্ষেত্রে
Synonyms of mercurous
- mercuric
- hydrargyrous
Origin of mercurous
From mercury + -ous.
Words formed from mercurous
- mercurous chloride
- mercurous fluoride
- mercurous iodide
- mercurous nitrate
- mercurous oxide
- mercurous sulfide
- mercurous sulphide
Questions about mercurous
- What does mercurous mean?
- Mercurous means pertaining to or derived from mercury.
- What is mercurous in Tamil?
- Mercurous in Tamil is இதளியஞ்சார்ந்த. See Mercurous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mercurous?
- Mercurous is an adjective.
Words near mercurous in the dictionary
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