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English
Etymology
From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.
Adjective
mercuric (not comparable)
- (obsolete, chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
- (chemistry) Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
- (rare) Mercurial (of people).
1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 326: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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mercurique.
Adjective
mercuric m or n (feminine singular mercurică, masculine plural mercurici, feminine and neuter plural mercurice)
- mercuric
Declension