mercurous

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mercurous

adjective

not comparable Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
Similar: mercuric
not comparable Of a compound, containing mercury with an oxidation number of 1.
Similar: hydrargyrous

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@misc{mercurous_2026,
  title = {mercurous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mercurous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}