mercurialization

noun

A treatment with the metal mercury (now known to be toxic).

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Meanings

nounmercurialization (countable and uncountable, plural mercurializations)

plural mercurializations

  1. countablehistoricaluncountablemedicineA treatment with the metal mercury (now known to be toxic).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mercurification

Origin

From mercurial + -ization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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