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PRONUNCIATION OF MERCURIC SULPHIDE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERCURIC SULPHIDE

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Mercuric sulphide is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MERCURIC SULPHIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mercuric sulphide in the English dictionary

The definition of mercuric sulphide in the dictionary is a compound of mercury, usually existing as a black solid or a red solid, which is used as a pigment. Formula: HgS Systematic name: mercury sulphide.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERCURIC SULPHIDE

mercurial
mercurialisation
mercurialise
mercurialism
mercurialist
mercuriality
mercurialization
mercurialize
mercurially
mercurialness
mercuric
mercuric chloride
mercuric oxide
mercuries
Mercurochrome
mercurous
mercurous chloride
mercury
mercury arc
mercury chloride

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERCURIC SULPHIDE

allyl sulphide
bisulphide
cadmium sulphide
carbon bisulphide
carbon disulphide
cowhide
disulphide
hide
hydrogen sulphide
hydrosulphide
mercury(II) sulphide
oxysulphide
phosphide
polysulphide
raphide
rawhide
sesquisulphide
stannic sulphide
sulphide
trisulphide

Synonyms and antonyms of mercuric sulphide in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mercuric sulphide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERCURIC SULPHIDE

Find out the translation of mercuric sulphide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mercuric sulphide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mercuric sulphide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硫化汞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sulfuro de mercurio
570 millions of speakers

English

mercuric sulphide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mercuric सल्फाइड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كبريتيد الزئبق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ртути сульфид
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sulfeto de mercúrio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মার্কেসি সালফাইড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sulfure de mercure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sulfur merkurik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quecksilbersulfid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水銀硫化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황화 수은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mercuric sulphide
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sunfua thủy ngân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெர்குரிக் சல்பைடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Mercuric sulphide
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mercurik sülfür
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solfuro di mercurio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siarczek rtęci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ртуті сульфід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sulfură de mercur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θειούχο υδράργυρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mercuric sulfied
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kvicksilversulfid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvikksølv sulfid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mercuric sulphide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCURIC SULPHIDE»

The term «mercuric sulphide» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCURIC SULPHIDE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mercuric sulphide

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERCURIC SULPHIDE»

Discover the use of mercuric sulphide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mercuric sulphide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Journal of Science and Arts
tions, while all the best known soluble compounds of mercuric sulphide and sodium have the same general formula. The presence of carbonates of the alkalies is also known, especially from Menu's results, to be compatible with the existence ...
‎1887
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The American Journal of Science
were present, but both the latter are removed by ammonium sulphide.* Any form of mercuric sulphide dissolves readily in concentrated solutions of sodium (20^ Na,S, and 3o% K.S were actually used) or potassium sulphide. If the sulphide of ...
‎1912
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A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other ...
On again drenching it with solution of liver of sulphur, and evaporating down, the black mercuric sulphide passes into the red modification. Reactions. — 1. Vermillion prepared in the wet way by digesting metallic mercury with ammonium  ...
Henry Watts, 1881
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A Treatise on Quantitative Inorganic Analysis: With Special ...
It is based on the fact that the mercuric sulphide is insoluble in boiling dilute nitric acid (sp. gr. 1"2— l'S),1 while the remaining sulphides — silver,2 bismuth, copper , cadmium, and lead — pass into solution. A little insoluble lead sulphate may ...
Joseph William Mellor, 1913
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Scientific American: Supplement
Thus mercuric sulphide readily enters into combination with sodic sulphide in various proportions, while all the best known soluble compounds of mercuric sulphide anil sodium have the same general formula. The presence of carbonates of ...
‎1887
6
A Text Book of Inorganic Chemistry
Hg + 2H,SO4 = HgSO4 +SO2 T + 2H2O T Mercuric sulphide, HgS is encountered in nature as cinnabar. It is obtained by grinding mercury with sulphur in a mortar in presence of a little caustic potash solution. It is also prepared in the laboratory  ...
Anil Kumar De, 2007
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The Data of Geochemistry
It will be noticed that several of the syntheses of cinnabar involve the solubility of mercuric sulphide in solutions of alkaline sulphides or sulphydrates.2 On this subject, apart from synthetic considerations, there is a copious literature, and the  ...
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, 1920
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Bulletin
It will be noticed that several of the syntheses of cinnabar involve the solubility of mercuric sulphide in solutions of alkaline sulphides or sulphydrates.2 On this subject, apart from synthetic considerations, there is a copious literature, and the  ...
‎1920
9
Chemistry for Tenth Class Part2
Mercury metal is produced from the sulphide ore called cinnabar, HgS (which is actually mercuric sulphide). The extraction of mercury from cinnabar ore involves the following two steps: (a) The concentrated mercuric sulphide ore (cinnabar ...
Lakhmir Singh and Manjit Kaur, Lakhmir Singh, Manjit Kaur
10
Painting Materials: A Short Encyclopedia
The black mass is charged into retorts where it is heated, and by sublimation and condensation on earthenware pots or iron cylinders is changed into the red crystalline modification of mercuric sulphide. The product has only to be treated with ...
R. J. Gettens, G. L. Stout, 2012

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERCURIC SULPHIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mercuric sulphide is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Ice gola' may turn children sick
Manufacturers use low-grade non-permitted colours like clothes colour, copper sulphate, vermilion (mercuric sulphide), lead chromate and lead ... «Times of India, May 15»
2
“Liquid mercury found under Mexican pyramid”…
The red powdery form of mercuric sulphide, cinnabar, was definitely used by early Mesoamerican people, among other things, covering carved ... «UC Berkeley, Apr 15»
3
Long Read: Exclusive Excerpt - Beauty and Cosmetics in the …
... brighter shades could be achieved by a white lead base dyed with red crystalline mercuric sulphide, madder, cochineal, vermilion or alkanet ... «Anglotopia.net, Feb 15»
4
The Indian firangi
... locally as Hakeen Nikhilo, he was a venerated Siddha practitioner, and was most famous for treating impotence using mercuric sulphide. «The Hindu, Jan 15»
5
UK licence rule to hit Rs 850-cr herbal medicine sales
These include realgar (arsenic sulphide), cinnabaris (mercuric sulphide), calomelas (mercurous chloride), hydrargyri oxydum rubrum (red ... «Business Standard, May 14»
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Demand for organic colours this Holi
He added that these colours are all metallic compounds, like the red powder is mercuric sulphide, black — lead oxide, blue — Prussian blue ... «The Hindu, Mar 14»
7
Food colours: Why do they matter?
... with food colouring compounds including copper sulphate, mercuric sulphide, copper carbonate, copper arsenite, vermillion, and black lead. «FoodNavigator.com, Feb 13»
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Herbal medicines sold online frequently contain 'dangerous levels of …
Many rasa shastra medicines were elaborately prepared with various forms of metals including 'cinnabar' (mercuric sulphide), 'galena' (lead ... «Daily Mail, Aug 08»
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What is red mercury?
The five main theories are: That red mercury is a reference to cinnabar, a naturally-occurring mercuric sulphide. The red pigment derived from ... «BBC News, Jul 06»

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