methylmercury

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methylmercury

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From methyl + mercury.

noun methylmercuries

countable, uncountable The organometallic cation CH₃Hg⁺; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds

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noun a bioaccumulative organometallic cation

Português	metilmercúrio
Français	méthylmercure

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@misc{methylmercury_2026,
  title = {methylmercury},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/methylmercury},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}