What does mercuric mean?
Mercuric means (obsolete, chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete, chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury..
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.
Use mercuric when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mercuric means (obsolete, chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury..
Common synonyms include mercurous, hydrargyric.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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