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adj
Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a compound, containing mercury with an oxidation number of 1.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective
of or containing mercury
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mercuric
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Latin Mercurius Latin mercuriusder. Middle English mercurie English mercury Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English mercurous From mercury + -ous.
