mercuric
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- adjective
- /mɜrˈkjʊrɪk/
- Specialized
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mercurial
- The vibrant red color of the pigment is due to the mercuric sulfide used in its formulation.
- mercuric chloride
- mercuric chloride test
Flaming red blush was fashionable, created using dangerous poisonous minerals like Vermilion derived from mercuric sulphide.
- Flaming red blush was fashionable, created using dangerous poisonous minerals like Vermilion derived from mercuric sulphide.
Examples
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Matrix-matched standards were used for calibration (unexposed silver nitrate or mercuric chloride papers as appropriate).
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One of the 12 samples produced a brown color reaction with silver nitrate test papers, but no color changes were observed with the mercuric chloride papers.
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No color changes were seen with mercuric chloride test papers.
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Neither element was detected in any of the exposed mercuric chloride papers.
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Few color changes were observed with the mercuric chloride papers (Table 1).
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Similar results (not shown) were obtained for the mercuric chloride test papers.
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Silver nitrate and mercuric chloride test papers were then inserted, and the color reactions recorded.
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Once good microbial growth had been obtained, four mercuric chloride and four silver nitrate test paper strips (20 x 5 mm) were introduced into each plate, taking care to avoid contact with the surface of the medium.
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ICP-MS analysis of exposed silver nitrate and mercuric chloride test papers showed that none contained more than 2.0 ng of antimony (tables 1 and 2).
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In conclusion, our results show that coloration of silver nitrate or mercuric chloride test papers occurs whether or not there is mattress material on the agar medium, provided bacterial growth is present.
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Synonyms
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Relating to the metal mercury or to mercury poisoning
Containing mercury that can make people sick
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
mercuric = mercury (transparent) = mercur + ic
Formed by the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' added to 'mercury'; the meaning 'relating to or containing mercury' is directly derived and easily inferable.
Etymology
Mercuric comes from the name of the metal mercury, which was named after the Roman god Mercury because the liquid metal moves quickly, and the ending -ic means 'relating to'. So mercuric means 'relating to or containing mercury', which is why we use it for chemicals that have mercury in them.