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mercuric
adj 3
Collocations
2ADJ.
most, sedentary
MERCURIC + NOUN
nitrate
Definitions
adj
1
Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
2
Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
3
Mercurial (of people).
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.
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Synonyms
adjective — of or containing mercury
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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.
Wiktionary02
Mercuric nitrate is an ionic compound.
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