SINCE 1828
mercurate
noun
mer·cu·rate
| \ ˈmərkyərə̇t, -ˌrāt, usually -t+V\
variants:
or less commonly mercuriate \ (ˌ)mərˈkyu̇rēə̇t , -ēāt , usually -t+V \
plural -s
Definition of mercurate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: any of various salts containing bivalent mercury in a complex anion — compare iodomercurate
mercurate
transitive verb
mer·cu·rate
| \ ˈmərkyəˌrāt, ˈmə̄k-, ˈməik-, usually -āt+V\
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of mercurate (Entry 2 of 2)
: to combine or treat with mercury or a mercury salt : introduce mercury into (as an organic compound)
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