Meanings
- not comparablechemistrySpecifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
Synonyms: hydrargyric
- not comparablerareMercurial (of people).
I was the least mercuric, the most sedentary of the three, and my poor eyesight made me an indifferent athlete, though I fenced well and even got my blue for it.
1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 326
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to or derived from mercury.
adjectiveSpecifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or containing mercury
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchmercurique
- Englishmercuric
From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian mercurico
- mercuricocontaining mercury with an oxidation number of 2
Portuguese mercúrico
- mercúricocontaining mercury with an oxidation number of 2
Spanish mercúrico
- mercúricocontaining mercury with an oxidation number of 2
Cite this entry
mercuric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercuric
“mercuric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercuric. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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