mercuric

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14
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18
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8

Definition of mercuric

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete)Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete)Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
  2. (not-comparable)Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
  3. (not-comparable, rare)Mercurial (of people).
    “I was the least mercuric, the most sedentary of the three, and my poor eyesight made me an indifferent athlete, though I fenced well and even got my blue for it.”

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Etymology

From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.

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