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(obsolete, chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
(chemistry) Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2. examples
(rare) Mercurial (of people). quotations
I was the least mercuric, the most sedentary of the three, and my poor eyesight made me an indifferent athlete, though I fenced well and even got my blue for it.
1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 326