dimercury

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noun

Two mercury atoms in a molecule

OriginEnglish mercury ← Middle English mercurie ← Latin mercurius →
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Meanings

noundimercury (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo mercury atoms in a molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Latinmercurius
  8. Middle Englishmercurie
  9. Englishmercury
  10. Englishdimercury

From di- + mercury.

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APA

dimercury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimercury

MLA

“dimercury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimercury. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimercury,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimercury.

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