iodo·mer·cu·rate \ī|ōdə|mərkyərə̇t, ī|äd-, -ˌrāt\noun alsoiodo·mer·cu·ri·ate\-(ˌ)mərˈkyu̇rēə̇t, -ēˌāt\ (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary iod- + mercur- or mercuri- + -ate : any of a series of complex salts containing iodine and mercury in the anion