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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Mercurous

· Mer·cu·rous · IPA
01 a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is present in its highes…
  1. 1.
    Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is present in its highest proportion.(Chem.)
Phrases & compounds
Mercurous chloride — See Calomel.