mercuric
English edit
Etymology edit
From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.
Adjective edit
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 edit
- (pertaining to or derived from mercury): mercurous
- (containing mercury(II)): hydrargyric
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Translations edit
See also edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French mercurique.
Adjective edit
mercuric m or n (feminine singular mercurică, masculine plural mercurici, feminine and neuter plural mercurice)
Declension edit
Declension of mercuric
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |