verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To treat with mercury (the metal). transitive
2. 2
   To treat with a mercury ointment. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

mercurifymercurify

Etymology

From mercurial + -ize.

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