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organomercury

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to mercury bond.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of organomercurial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: organomercurial

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English organo- Latin Mercurius Latin mercuriusder. Middle English mercurie English mercury English organomercury From organo- + mercury.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 有機汞 /有机汞 (yǒujīgǒng) — of an organic compound, containing a carbon to mercury bond
  • Finnish: organoelohopea- — of an organic compound, containing a carbon to mercury bond
  • Portuguese: organomercúrico — of an organic compound, containing a carbon to mercury bond
  • Russian: ртутьоргани́ческий (rtutʹorganíčeskij) — of an organic compound, containing a carbon to mercury bond
  • Spanish: organomercúrico — of an organic compound, containing a carbon to mercury bond