mercuric

mer·cu·ric  (mr-kyrk)

adj.

Relating to or containing mercury, especially with a valence of 2.

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mercuric

Adjective

of or containing mercury in the divalent state

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mercuric  (mr-kyrk)

Containing mercury, especially mercury with a valence of 2. Compare mercurous.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

mercuric - of or containing mercury mercurous chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions