mercurate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mûr′kyə rāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mer•cu•rate  (mûr′kyə rāt′),USA pronunciation n., v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. [Chem.]
n. 
    Also, mer•cu•ri•ate  (mər kyŏŏr′ē it, -āt′).USA pronunciation any salt in which bivalent mercury is part of a complex anion.

v.t. 
  1. ChemistryAlso, mercurize. to introduce mercury into (an organic compound);
    treat with mercury.
  • mercury + -ate2 1920–25
mer′cu•ra′tion, n. 

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