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mercury sulfide

mercury sulfide noun: a binary compound of sulfur and mercury that occurs naturally as cinnabar.

Noun

mercury sulfide (uncountable)

  1. A binary compound of sulfur and mercury that occurs naturally as cinnabar

Forms of mercury sulfide

alternative formmercury sulphide

Origin of mercury sulfide

From mercury + sulfide.

Questions about mercury sulfide

What does mercury sulfide mean?
Mercury sulfide means a binary compound of sulfur and mercury that occurs naturally as cinnabar.
What part of speech is mercury sulfide?
Mercury sulfide is a noun.

Words near mercury sulfide in the dictionary

  1. mercury of life
  2. Mercury retrograde problem
  3. Mercury retrograde problems
  4. Mercury Seven
  5. mercury soap
  6. mercury sulfide
  7. mercury sulphide
  8. mercury switch
  9. mercury switches
  10. Mercury's staff
  11. Mercury's staffs

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