mercuric
Specifically, containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
» Mercuric nitrate is an ionic compound.
mervert1 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(not comparable)Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
(not comparable, rare)Mercurial (of people).
(not comparable, obsolete)Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
of or containing mercury
Examples
1 sentencesMercuric nitrate is an ionic compound.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.
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