red precipitate

noun

mercuric oxide (HgO), a heavy red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air.

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Meanings

nounred precipitate (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistrymercuric oxide (HgO), a heavy red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air.
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