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mercuric

/mɚkjˈʊɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
mer-curic
IPA
/mɚkjˈʊɹɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or derived from mercury.

Obsolete

adj

Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.

adj

Mercurial (of people).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

mercurammonium methylmercuric organomercuric phenylmercuric

Phrases

mercuric acid mercuric chloride mercuric nitrate mercurico- mercuric oxide mercuric sulfide mercuric sulphide potassio-mercuric

Frequently Paired Words

mercurous

Synonyms

mercurous hydrargyric

Rhymes With

zurich sulfuric jurich yurick

Questions

How do you pronounce mercuric?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɚkjˈʊɹɪk/.
What does mercuric mean?
Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
Where does mercuric come from?
From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.

How to pronounce mercuric

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