Definition of mercurous in English:
mercurous
adjective ˈməːkjʊrəsˈmərkjərəs
Chemistry Of mercury with a valency of one; of mercury(I).
Compare with mercuric
Example sentencesExamples
- Metallic mercury apparently does not cause hypersensitivity and is relevant only as a source of mercury vapor; it would appear that most inorganic mercuric and mercurous salts do not provoke immune reactions.
- Reports of mercury poisoning from beauty creams containing calomel, or mercurous chloride, also surface regularly.
- Forty male golden Syrian hamsters were classified into eight groups: negative control, positive control and six groups treated with different doses of mercurous chloride.
- Gotta run now and feed the leeches, and bleed Linda for her headache… She's not reacting well to the calomel - mercurous chloride - I gave her yesterday.
Definition of mercurous in US English:
mercurous
adjectiveˈmərkyərəsˈmərkjərəs
Chemistry Of mercury with a valence of one; of mercury(I).
Compare with mercuric
Example sentencesExamples
- Reports of mercury poisoning from beauty creams containing calomel, or mercurous chloride, also surface regularly.
- Gotta run now and feed the leeches, and bleed Linda for her headache… She's not reacting well to the calomel - mercurous chloride - I gave her yesterday.
- Metallic mercury apparently does not cause hypersensitivity and is relevant only as a source of mercury vapor; it would appear that most inorganic mercuric and mercurous salts do not provoke immune reactions.
- Forty male golden Syrian hamsters were classified into eight groups: negative control, positive control and six groups treated with different doses of mercurous chloride.