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phenylmercury

phenylmercury noun: any of a group of chemical compounds used as fungicides.

Noun

phenylmercury (plural phenylmercuries)

  1. Any of a group of chemical compounds used as fungicides.

Forms of phenylmercury

pluralphenylmercuries

Origin of phenylmercury

From phenyl + mercury.

Questions about phenylmercury

What does phenylmercury mean?
Phenylmercury means any of a group of chemical compounds used as fungicides.
What part of speech is phenylmercury?
Phenylmercury is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylmercury?
The plural of phenylmercury is phenylmercuries.

Words near phenylmercury in the dictionary

  1. phenylmagnesium bromide
  2. phenylmercurial
  3. phenylmercuric
  4. phenylmercuries
  5. phenylmercuriurea
  6. phenylmercury
  7. phenylmethane
  8. phenylmethanesulfonyl
  9. phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride
  10. phenylmethyl
  11. phenylmethylsulfonyl

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