Mercurous

2 definitions found

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

  Mercurous \Mer*cu"rous\, a. (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing
     mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is
     present in its highest proportion.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Mercurous chloride}. (Chem.) See {Calomel}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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