mercuric
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
- (pertaining to or derived from mercury): mercurous
- (containing mercury(II)): hydrargyric
Derived terms
Derived terms
- mercuric acid
- mercuric chloride
- mercuric nitrate
- mercurico-
- mercuric oxide
- mercuric sulfide, mercuric sulphide
- potassio-mercuric
Translations
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mercurique.
Adjective
mercuric m or n (feminine singular mercurică, masculine plural mercurici, feminine and neuter plural mercurice)
Declension
Declension of mercuric
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | mercuric | mercurică | mercurici | mercurice | ||
| definite | mercuricul | mercurica | mercuricii | mercuricele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | mercuric | mercurice | mercurici | mercurice | ||
| definite | mercuricului | mercuricei | mercuricilor | mercuricelor | |||
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