Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mercurous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mercurous \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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mercurous
adj : (chemistry) of or containing mercury [syn: {mercuric}]
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