mercuric

English

Etymology

From mercury +‎ -ic, partly after French mercurique.

Adjective

mercuric (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
2. (chemistry) Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
3. (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

containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2

• Italian: mercurico (it)
• Portuguese: mercúrico

See also

• mercurous

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mercurique.

Adjective

mercuric m or n (feminine singular mercurică, masculine plural mercurici, feminine and neuter plural mercurice)

1. mercuric

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