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Mercuric

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or derived from mercury. not-comparable, obsolete
  2. 2
    Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Mercurial (of people). not-comparable, rare

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or containing mercury wordnet

Etymology

From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.

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