Meanings
nounmercury sulfide (uncountable)
alternative mercury sulphide
- uncountablechemistryA binary compound of sulfur and mercury that occurs naturally as cinnabar
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
German Quecksilbersulfid
- Quecksilbersulfidcompound of sulfur and mercury
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