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Bichloride of mercuryBichloride Bi*chlo"ride, n. [Pref. bi- + chloride.] (Chem.)
A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or
more atoms of another element; -- called also dichloride.
Bichloride of mercury, mercuric chloride; -- sometimes
called corrosive sublimate. Intramercurial
Intramercurial In`tra*mer*cu"ri*al, a. (Astron.)
Between the planet Mercury and the sun; -- as, the
hypothetical Vulcan is intramercurial.
Mercurammonium
Mercurammonium Mer`cur*am*mo"ni*um, n. [Mercuric + ammonium.]
(Chem.)
A radical regarded as derived from ammonium by the
substitution of mercury for a portion of the hydrogen.
Mercurial
Mercurial Mer*cu"ri*al, n.
1. A person having mercurial qualities. --Bacon.
2. (Med.) A preparation containing mercury.
MercurialMercurial Mer*cu"ri*al, a. [L. mercurialis, fr. Mercurius
Mercury: cf. F. mercuriel.]
1. Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury;
swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable;
as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.
A mercurial man Who fluttered over all things like a
fan. --Byron.
2. Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied to ancient
guideposts. [Obs.] --Chillingworth.
3. Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence,
money-making; crafty.
The mercurial wand of commerce. --J. Q. Adams.
4. Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial
preparations, barometer. See Mercury, 2.
5. (Med.) Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore
mouth. Mercurialism
Mercurialism Mer*cu"ri*al*ism, n. [Mercurial + -ism.] (Med.)
The morbid condition produced by the excessive use of
mercury, or by exposure to its fumes, as in mining or
smelting.
Mercurialist
Mercurialist Mer*cu"ri*al*ist, n.
1. One under the influence of Mercury; one resembling Mercury
in character.
2. (Med.) A physician who uses much mercury, in any of its
forms, in his practice.
MercurializeMercurialize Mer*cu"ri*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Mercurialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mercurializing.]
1. (Med.) To affect with mercury.
2. (Photography) To treat with mercury; to expose to the
vapor of mercury. Mercurialize
Mercurialize Mer*cu"ri*al*ize, v. i.
To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious. [Obs.]
MercurializedMercurialize Mer*cu"ri*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Mercurialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mercurializing.]
1. (Med.) To affect with mercury.
2. (Photography) To treat with mercury; to expose to the
vapor of mercury. MercurializingMercurialize Mer*cu"ri*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Mercurialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mercurializing.]
1. (Med.) To affect with mercury.
2. (Photography) To treat with mercury; to expose to the
vapor of mercury. Mercurially
Mercurially Mer*cu"ri*al*ly, adv.
In a mercurial manner.
MercuricMercuric Mer*cu"ric, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing
mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which
this element enters in its lowest proportion.
Mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate. See Corrosive. mercuric bichlorideCorrosive Cor*ro"sive (k?r-r?"s?v), a. [Cf. F. corrosif.]
1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing,
changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a
body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. ``Corrosive
liquors.' --Grew. ``Corrosive famine.' --Thomson.
2. Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
Care is no cure, but corrosive. --Shak.
Corrosive sublimate (Chem.), mercuric chloride, HgCl2; so
called because obtained by sublimation, and because of its
harsh irritating action on the body tissue. Usually it is
in the form of a heavy, transparent, crystalline
substance, easily soluble, and of an acrid, burning taste.
It is a virulent poison, a powerful antiseptic, and an
excellent antisyphilitic; called also mercuric
bichloride. It is to be carefully distinguished from
calomel, the mild chloride of mercury. Mercuric chlorideMercuric Mer*cu"ric, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing
mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which
this element enters in its lowest proportion.
Mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate. See Corrosive. MercurificationMercurification Mer*cu`ri*fi*ca"tion, n. [Cf. F.
mercurification. See Mercurify.]
1. (Metal.) The process or operation of obtaining the
mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.
2. (Chem.) The act or process of compounding, or the state of
being compounded, with mercury. [R.] MercurifiedMercurify Mer*cu"ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mercurified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Mercurifying.] [Mercury + -fy.]
1. To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be
done by any application of intense heat that expels the
mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed. [R.]
2. To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with
mercury; to mercurialize. [R.] MercurifyMercurify Mer*cu"ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mercurified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Mercurifying.] [Mercury + -fy.]
1. To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be
done by any application of intense heat that expels the
mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed. [R.]
2. To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with
mercury; to mercurialize. [R.] MercurifyingMercurify Mer*cu"ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mercurified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Mercurifying.] [Mercury + -fy.]
1. To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be
done by any application of intense heat that expels the
mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed. [R.]
2. To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with
mercury; to mercurialize. [R.] Mercurism
Mercurism Mer"cu*rism, n.
A communication of news; an announcement. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Browne.
MercurousMercurous Mer*cu"rous, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing
mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is
present in its highest proportion.
Mercurous chloride. (Chem.) See Calomel. Mercurous chlorideMercurous Mer*cu"rous, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing
mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is
present in its highest proportion.
Mercurous chloride. (Chem.) See Calomel. Mercury
Mercury Mer"cu*ry, v. t.
To wash with a preparation of mercury. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
mercuryPoison Poi"son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion,
fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught,
fr. potare to drink. See Potable, and cf. Potion.]
1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism,
is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly
effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the
poison of pestilential diseases.
2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as,
the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.
Poison ash. (Bot.)
(a) A tree of the genus Amyris (A. balsamifera) found
in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a black
liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous qualities.
(b) The poison sumac (Rhus venenata). [U. S.]
Poison dogwood (Bot.), poison sumac.
Poison fang (Zo["o]l.), one of the superior maxillary teeth
of some species of serpents, which, besides having the
cavity for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a
longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of
the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under Fang.
Poison gland (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which
secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed
along an organ capable of inflicting a wound.
Poison hemlock (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant
(Conium maculatum). See Hemlock.
Poison ivy (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant (Rhus
Toxicodendron) of North America. It is common on stone
walls and on the trunks of trees, and has trifoliate,
rhombic-ovate, variously notched leaves. Many people are
poisoned by it, if they touch the leaves. See Poison
sumac. Called also poison oak, and mercury.
Poison nut. (Bot.)
(a) Nux vomica.
(b) The tree which yields this seed (Strychnos
Nuxvomica). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel
coasts.
Poison oak (Bot.), the poison ivy; also, the more shrubby
Rhus diversiloba of California and Oregon.
Poison sac. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Poison gland, above. See
Illust. under Fang.
Poison sumac (Bot.), a poisonous shrub of the genus Rhus
(R. venenata); -- also called poison ash, poison
dogwood, and poison elder. It has pinnate leaves on
graceful and slender common petioles, and usually grows in
swampy places. Both this plant and the poison ivy (Rhus
Toxicodendron) have clusters of smooth greenish white
berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are
harmless. The tree (Rhus vernicifera) which yields the
celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the
poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the
poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of
Japan.
Syn: Venom; virus; bane; pest; malignity.
Usage: Poison, Venom. Poison usually denotes something
received into the system by the mouth, breath, etc.
Venom is something discharged from animals and
received by means of a wound, as by the bite or sting
of serpents, scorpions, etc. Hence, venom specifically
implies some malignity of nature or purpose.
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Ulysses Mercur (August 12, 1818 – June 6, 1887) was a
Republican member of the U.S.
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Fritz Mercur (June 23, 1903 –
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Elise Mercur, also
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