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Vinony

mercuric

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From mercury + -ic, partly after French mercurique.

  1. Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
  2. Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
  3. Mercurial (of people).

    “I was the least mercuric, the most sedentary of the three, and my poor eyesight made me an indifferent athlete, though I fenced well and even got my blue for it.”