mercuric

mercuric
a) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
b) Of a compound, containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.

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  • mercuric — MERCÚRIC, Ă, mercurici, ce, adj. (Despre compuşii mercurului) Care conţine un ion de mercur bivalent. – Din fr. mercurique. Trimis de LauraGellner, 27.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  mercúric adj. m., pl. mercúrici; f. sg. mercúrică …   Dicționar Român

  • 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. [1913 Webster] {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mercuric — (adj.) 1828, in chemistry, from MERCURY (Cf. mercury) + IC (Cf. ic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • mercuric — [mər kyoor′ik] adj. of or containing mercury, esp. divalent mercury …   English World dictionary

  • mercuric — mercury ► NOUN ▪ a heavy silvery white liquid metallic element used in some thermometers and barometers. DERIVATIVES mercuric adjective mercurous adjective. ORIGIN from Mercury, the Roman messenger of the gods …   English terms dictionary

  • Mercuric amidochloride — IUPAC name mercuric azanide chloride …   Wikipedia

  • Mercuric (album) — Mercuric Studio album by Element Eighty Released June 21, 2001 Recorded October 1999 …   Wikipedia

  • Mercuric chloride — 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. [1913 Webster] {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mercuric oxide — n either of two forms of a slightly water soluble crystalline poisonous compound HgO: a) a yellow finely divided powder obtained usu. by precipitation from solutions of mercuric chloride and sodium hydroxide and used in antiseptic ointments b) a… …   Medical dictionary

  • mercuric cyanide — n the mercury cyanide Hg(CN)2 which has been used as an antiseptic …   Medical dictionary

  • mercuric iodide — n a red crystalline poisonous salt HgI2 which becomes yellow when heated above 126°C (259°F) and has been used as a topical antiseptic …   Medical dictionary

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