mercurate

 [mur-kyuh-reyt]  

mer·cu·rate

   [mur-kyuh-reyt] noun, verb, mer·cu·rat·ed, mer·cu·rat·ing. Chemistry
noun
1.
Also, mer·cu·ri·ate  [mer-kyoor-ee-it, -eyt] . any salt in which bivalent mercury is part of a complex anion.
verb (used with object)
2.
Also, mercurize. to introduce mercury into (an organic compound); treat with mercury.

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Mercurate is always a great word to know.
So is labile. Does it mean:
a compound of high molecular weight made by adding many smaller molecules or by condensation smaller molecules with the elimination of water or alcohol
a compound capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation
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Origin:
1920–25; mercury + -ate2

Related forms
mer·cu·ra·tion, noun
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mercurate (ˈmɜːkjʊˌreɪt)
 
—vb
1.  (tr) to treat or mix with mercury
2.  to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction in which a mercury atom is added to a compound
 
mercu'ration
 
—n

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