dimethylmercury

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noun

An organometallic compound of mercury, (CH₃)₂Hg, that is a dangerous neurotoxin

OriginEnglish mercury ← Middle English mercurie ← Latin mercurius →
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Meanings

noundimethylmercury (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn organometallic compound of mercury, (CH₃)₂Hg, that is a dangerous neurotoxin

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  8. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  9. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. GermanMethy
  13. Englishmethyl
  14. Englishdimethyl
  15. LatinMercurius
  16. Latinmercurius
  17. Middle Englishmercurie
  18. Englishmercury
  19. Englishdimethylmercury

From dimethyl + mercury.

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Translations

French diméthylmercure
  • diméthylmercure(CH3)2Hg
German Dimethylquecksilber
  • Dimethylquecksilber(CH3)2Hg
Italian dimetilmercurio
  • dimetilmercurio(CH3)2Hg
Polish dimetylortęć
  • dimetylortęć(CH3)2Hg
Spanish dimetilmercurio
  • dimetilmercurio(CH3)2Hg
Cite this entry
APA

dimethylmercury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimethylmercury

MLA

“dimethylmercury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimethylmercury. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimethylmercury,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimethylmercury.

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