mercurialize

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verb

To treat with mercury (the metal).

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Meanings

verbmercurialize (third-person singular simple present mercurializes, present participle mercurializing, simple past and past participle mercurialized)

present singular third person mercurializes · participle present mercurializing · participle past mercurialized · past mercurialized

  1. transitivechemistryTo treat with mercury (the metal).
  2. obsoletemedicineTo treat with a mercury ointment.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mercurify

Origin

From mercurial + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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