Meanings
nounmethylmercury (countable and uncountable, plural methylmercuries)
plural methylmercuries
- countableuncountablechemical compoundThe organometallic cation CH₃Hg⁺; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds
Origin
Translations
French méthylmercure
- méthylmercurea bioaccumulative organometallic cation
Polish metylortęć
- metylortęća bioaccumulative organometallic cation
Portuguese metilmercúrio
- metilmercúrioa bioaccumulative organometallic cation
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