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mercurous
[ mer-kyoor-uhs, mur-kyer-uhs ]
mercurous
/ ˈɜːʊə /
adjective
- of or containing mercury in the monovalent state; denoting a mercury(I) compound. Mercurous salts contain the divalent ion Hg² 2 +
mercurous
/ ə-r′ə,û′ə-ə /
- Containing mercury, especially mercury with a valence of 1.
- Compare mercuric
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of mercurous1
Example Sentences
If "mercurous chloride," "calomel," "mercuric," "mercurio" or "mercury" is listed on the label, stop using the product immediately.
Compounds.—Aurous oxide, Au2O, is obtained by cautiously adding potash to a solution of aurous bromide, or by boiling mixed solutions of auric chloride and mercurous nitrate.
It is formed by the action of a solution of mercurous nitrate, containing some nitrous acid, on alcohol.
In the wet way it is obtained by precipitating a mercurous salt with hydrochloric acid.
In all these cases of partial decomposition some of the mercurous chloride—the calomel—is changed into soluble mercuric chloride and metallic mercury.
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