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PRONUNCIATION OF MERCUROUS

mercurous  [ˈmɜːkjʊrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERCUROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mercurous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MERCUROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mercurous

Mercury (element)

Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum. A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is bromine, though metals such as caesium, gallium, and rubidium melt just above room temperature. Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as cinnabar. The red pigment vermilion, a pure form of mercuric sulfide, is mostly obtained by reaction of mercury with sulfur. Mercury poisoning can result from exposure to water-soluble forms of mercury, inhalation of mercury vapor, or eating seafood contaminated with mercury. Mercury is used in thermometers, barometers, manometers, sphygmomanometers, float valves, mercury switches, mercury relays, fluorescent lamps and other devices, though concerns about the...

Definition of mercurous in the English dictionary

The definition of mercurous in the dictionary is of or containing mercury in the monovalent state; denoting a mercury compound. Mercurous salts contain the divalent ion Hg²2+.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERCUROUS


antivirus
ˈæntɪˌvaɪrəs
Carreras
kəˈrɛərəs
chorus
ˈkɔːrəs
citrus
ˈsɪtrəs
Cyprus
ˈsaɪprəs
Cyrus
ˈsaɪrəs
dangerous
ˈdeɪndʒərəs
fulgurous
ˈfʌlɡjʊrəs
generous
ˈdʒɛnərəs
glamorous
ˈɡlæmərəs
glamourous
ˈɡlæmərəs
Honduras
hɒnˈdjʊərəs
humorous
ˈhjuːmərəs
numerous
ˈnjuːmərəs
ordurous
ˈɔːdjʊrəs
Taurus
ˈtɔːrəs
tellurous
ˈtɛljʊrəs
terrace
ˈtɛrəs
thesaurus
θɪˈsɔːrəs
virus
ˈvaɪrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERCUROUS

mercurialization
mercurialize
mercurially
mercurialness
mercuric
mercuric chloride
mercuric oxide
mercuric sulphide
mercuries
Mercurochrome
mercurous chloride
mercury
mercury arc
mercury chloride
mercury switch
mercury-vapour lamp
mercury(I) chloride
mercury(II) chloride
mercury(II) oxide
mercury(II) sulphide

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERCUROUS

adventurous
anourous
aurous
disadventurous
furfurous
hydrosulphurous
hyposulphurous
imposturous
misventurous
murmurous
perjurous
rapturous
rigorous
sulfurous
sulphurous
thysanurous
torturous
unadventurous
venturous
verdurous
vulturous

Synonyms and antonyms of mercurous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mercurous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERCUROUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mercuroso
570 millions of speakers

English

mercurous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mercurous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زئبقوز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ртути
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mercuroso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মারকিউরাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mercureux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berani
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quecksilber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水銀の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mercurous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mercurous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெர்க்குரஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विवाहास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tek değerli cıvalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mercuroso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rtęci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ртуті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mercur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υδραργύρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mercurochloride
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kvicksilver
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvikksølvsublimat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mercurous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCUROUS»

The term «mercurous» is normally little used and occupies the 133.197 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCUROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mercurous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mercurous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERCUROUS»

Discover the use of mercurous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mercurous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International critical tables of numerical data, physics, ...
-Antimony trisulfide* Mercuric thiocyanate, heat of formation, б : 187 Mercurous acetate Heat of formation, б : 187 Solubility in water, 4 : 222 -Acetic acid* Mercurous benzoate Photoelectric current, 6 : 68 Mercurous bromide Bromine ion, ...
Edward Wight Washburn, Callie Hull, 1933
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Manual of therapeutics
Pillé— Concluded: Mercurous iodide, yellow, 1-6 gr. (No. 389). Mercurous iodide, yellow, 1-5 gr. (No. 390). Mercurous Iodide, yellow, 1-4 gr. (No. 391). Mercurous Iodide, yellow, 1-3 gr. (No. 392). Mercurous iodide, yellow, 1-2 gr. (No. 393).
Parke, Davis & Company, 1909
3
Physician's manual of therapeutics: Referring especially to ...
M ERCURY.— Continued. MERCUROUs CHLObIDE, MILD. Lozenges: Santonin and Caiomei (chocoiate). Mercurous chior., miid, 1-2 gr. Chocoiate, q. s. Santonin , 1-2 gr. Santonin and Caiomei (pink). • Mercurons chior., miid, 1-2 gr. Santonin ...
‎1900
4
Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
mercurous chlorate mercury acetate ether, but soluble in dilute nitric acid; it decomposes in boiling water or on exposure to light. Sometimes called mercury acetate (as is mercuric acetate). It is highly toxic by all routes of exposure. It is used in ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 1998
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Regulated Chemicals Directory 1994
... MERCURY SULFIDE 592195-11 MERCUR1C THIOCYANATE MERCUR1C THIOCYANATE 12002-194 MERCUROL MERCUROL 631-60-7 MERCUROUS ACETATE MERCUROUS ACETATE smzss-z MERCUROUS AZIDE MERCUROUS ...
ChemADVISOR® , Inc, 1994
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Wiley's English-Spanish Spanish-English Chemistry Dictionary
... (adj) — mercurioso mercurous acetate - acetato (m) mercurioso mercurous acetylide - acetiluro (m) mercurioso mercurous bromide - bromuro (in) mercurioso mercurous chlorate - clorato (m) mercury peroxide mercurioso mercurous chloride ...
Steven M. Kaplan, 2014
7
The Complete Book on Electroplating & Allied Chemicals
A mercuric salt can easily be converted to mercurous either by the action of some reducing agent and in some cases by the action of mercury. The action of an acid on excess of mercury generally produces mercurous salts. Experimental ...
H. Panda, 2013
8
Electricity--low Frequency
Views of the electrolytic preparation of mercurous sulfate. Left vessel — stirrer in operation, cloudiness due to mercurous sulfate suspended in solution. Center and right vessels — stirring stopped, mercurous sulfate at bottom of vessels and on ...
F. L. Hermach, R. F. Dziuba, 1968
9
A Guide to the Work-relatedness of Disease
mercurous iodate mercurous iodide mercurous monohydrogen- o-arsenate mercurous nitrate mercurous nitrate, ammonia ted mercurous nitrite mercurous oxalate mercurous oxide mercurous phosphate mercurous Bulfate mercurous sulfide ...
‎1979
10
Routledge German Dictionary of Chemistry and Chemical ...
Quayle-Zyklus m (bioch) Quayle cycle, ribulose monophosphate cycle Quebrachoextrakt m (tann) quebracho extract Quecksilber n Hg mercury -/ gediegenes native mercury Quecksilber(l)-acetat n mercury(l) acetate, mercurous acetate ...
Technische Universitat Dreden, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERCUROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mercurous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Want to know what's REALLY in your beauty products? The THINK …
... may contain toxic levels of mercury- look for the words "mercurous chloride", "calomel" or "mercuric" and stop using the product immediately! «BlogHer, Jul 15»
2
1854 cholera outbreak left bodies in its wake
At that time, one method of treating cholera was by administering calomel (mercurous chloride) which acted as a purgative and killed bacteria. «The Courier-Journal, Jun 15»
3
Is Today a Holiday: Celebrate Weird Holidays with Artist Mercury …
Online: http://www.mercurous.net. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Email a friend. «PR Web, May 15»
4
Banned beauty products on sale in Cape
According to the US FDA, consumers should look out for the words mercurous chlorid, calomel, mercuric, mercurio or mercury when buying ... «Independent Online, May 15»
5
Dr Chireka: Let's talk about skin-lightening creams
If you see the words “mercurous chloride,” “calomel,” “mercuric,” “mercurio,” or “mercury,” stop using the product immediately. If there is no label ... «New Zimbabwe.com, May 15»
6
Dec. 14, 1799: The excruciating final hours of President George …
A third doctor, Gustavus Richard Brown, made it to the mansion at 4 p.m. He suggested a dose of calomel (mercurous chloride) and a tartar ... «PBS NewsHour, Dec 14»
7
Beauty Is a Pain, but Can It Seriously Hurt You?
And avoid any product that lacks a label or lists mercury, mercurio, mercurous chloride or calomel in the ingredients. Bleaching Beyond Repair. «Yahoo News, Dec 14»
8
Govt considers boosting farm chemical control as terrorism concerns …
Mercurous nitrate. Mercury cyanide. Methyl fluoroacetate. Methylediethanolamine. Nitric oxide (gas). Osmium tetroxide. Perchloric acid. «ABC Online, Oct 14»
9
Beware -- your skin cream could have toxic mercury!
Look for the names mercury, Hg, mercuric iodide, mercurous chloride, amooniated mercury, amide chloride of mercury, quicksilver, cinnabaris ... «TheHealthSite, Aug 14»
10
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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