mercuric
Origin of mercuric
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How to use mercuric in a sentence
On addition of a solution of mercuric chloride to the red filtrate, a brown flocculent precipitate was formed.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson Symemercuric cyanide, as we have seen (p. 115), is exceptional in its exceedingly small capacity for ionization.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzQualitative tests demonstrated the presence of a chlorid, a nitrate, a mercuric salt, free acid and glycerin.
Mercury itself is soluble in nitric acid, forming, when the acid is hot and strong, mercuric nitrate.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerAccording to Personne mercuric chloride is not volatilised from boiling solutions when alkaline chlorides are present.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
British Dictionary definitions for mercuric
/ (mɜːˈkjʊərɪk) /
of or containing mercury in the divalent state; denoting a mercury(II) compound
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Scientific definitions for mercuric
[ mər-kyur′ĭk ]
Containing mercury, especially mercury with a valence of 2. Compare mercurous.
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