mercuric oxide

mer·cu·ric ox·ide

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noun mercuric oxide a slightly crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous compound, HgO, occurring as a coarse, orange-red powder (red mercuric oxide) or as a fine, orange-yellow powder (yellow mercuric oxide) used chiefly as a pigment in paints and as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals. 1
noun mercuric oxide a soluble poisonous substance existing in red and yellow powdered forms: used as pigments. Formula: HgO 0
noun mercuric oxide a poisonous, red powder, HgO, used as an oxidizing agent and a chemical reagent and in the manufacture of pigment, cosmetics, batteries, etc. 0

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