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mercuric sulfide

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mercuric sulfide
n.
A poisonous compound, HgS, having two forms:
a. Black mercuric sulfide, a black powder obtained from mercury salts or by the reaction of mercury with sulfur, used as a pigment.
b. Red mercuric sulfide, a bright scarlet powder derived from heating mercury with sulfur, used as a pigment.
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