phenylmercuricadj.
/ˌfiːnʌɪlməːˈkjʊərɪk/, /ˌfɛnʌɪlməːˈkjʊərɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌfɛnəlˌmərˈkjʊrɪk/, /ˈˌfinəlˌmərˈkjʊrɪk/; see also phenyl n. Chemistry.
Containing a phenyl group bonded directly to a mercury atom.
ΚΠ
1918 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 40 1268 Phenyl mercuric chloride, when allowed to interact with benzyl magnesium chloride, gave only dibenzyl.
1935 Lancet 9 Nov. 1049 This and other phenyl-mercuric compounds.
1990 Jrnl. Pharmacy & Pharmacol. 42 149/2 The possibility exists of an interaction between phenylmercuric preservatives or chlorhexidine and other formulation components.
1999 New Phytologist 143 253/1 Some algae may convert mercuric or phenylmercuric ions into metallic mercury which is then volatilized out of the cell and from the solution.
Compounds
phenylmercuric acetate n. a white, crystalline solid, CH3COOHgC6H5, used mainly as a fungicide and herbicide.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > fungicide or herbicide
phenylmercuric acetate1918
phenylmercuric nitrate1921
ferbam1950
fungitoxicant1950
nabam1950
maneb1954
propazine1959
paraquat1961
linuron1962
benomyl1969
procymidone1977
metalaxyl1979
the world > matter > chemistry > crystallography (general) > crystal (general) > [noun] > crystalline solid > specific
phenylmercuric acetate1918
1918 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 40 1268 Mercury diphenyl and phenyl mercuric acetate were heated with acetic acid at a temperature ranging from 220 to 230°.
1972 F. Matsumura Environmental Toxicol. Pesticides 532 The extensive use of phenylmercuric acetate as a slime treatment agent in paper mills.
1990 Sci. News 20 Oct. 244/1 The boy had inhaled mercury vapor from interior walls covered with water-based (latex) paint containing phenylmercuric acetate.
phenylmercuric nitrate n. a white, crystalline solid, (C6H5)2Hg2(OH)NO3, used mainly as a fungicide and disinfectant.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > fungicide or herbicide
phenylmercuric acetate1918
phenylmercuric nitrate1921
ferbam1950
fungitoxicant1950
nabam1950
maneb1954
propazine1959
paraquat1961
linuron1962
benomyl1969
procymidone1977
metalaxyl1979
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > disinfecting > [noun] > disinfectant > chemicals or solutions
eau de Javelle1807
chlorine1810
Labarraque1826
eau de Labarraque1831
carbolic acid1835
peruvin1849
styrone1852
Condy1857
Condy's fluid1857
carbolic1878
chinosol1896
Jeyes fluid1900
phenylmercuric nitrate1921
Dettol1931
hexachlorophene1948
1921 F. C. Whitmore Org. Compounds Mercury ix. 177 Phenylmercuric nitrate forms rhombic tablets, insoluble in cold water.
1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) I. 483/1 The most important of the organic mercurials are phenylmercuric nitrate and acetate.
1996 New Phytologist 134 233/2 They found that with treatments that promoted stomatal closure (such as application of abscisic acid or phenylmercuric nitrate)..leaf senescence was promoted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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