mercuric nitrate


mercuric nitrate

[mər′kyu̇r·ik ′nī‚trāt] (inorganic chemistry) Hg(NO3)2·H2O Poisonous, colorless crystals that decompose when heated; soluble in water and nitric acid, insoluble in alcohol; a fire hazard; used in medicine, in nitrating organic aromatics, and in felt manufacture. Also known as mercury nitrate; mercury pernitrate.