adj. Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
adj. Mercurial (of people).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest proportion.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Related to or containing mercury.
In chem., specifically applied to compounds in which each atom of mercury is regarded as bivalent: as, mercuric chlorid, HgCl2.
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adj. of or containing mercury
Word Usage
"Inorganic mercury salts, such as mercuric chloride, do not enter the brain as readily as methylmercury or metallic mercury vapor."