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mercurous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Mercurius Latin mercuriusder. Middle English mercurie English mercury Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English mercurous From mercury + -ous.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
2. (not-comparable) Of a compound, containing mercury with an oxidation number of 1.

Deriveds

mercurous iodide · mercurous sulfide · mercurous sulphide · mercurous fluoride · mercurous chloride · mercurous nitrate · mercurous oxide

Relateds

mercuric

Synonyms

mercuric (pertaining to or derived from mercury) · hydrargyrous (containing mercury(I))