Mercuric

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mercuric \Mer*cu"ric\, a. (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing
     mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which
     this element enters in its lowest proportion.
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     {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate. See {mercury
        bichloride} and {Corrosive}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mercuric
       adj : of or containing mercury [syn: {mercurous}]