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mer⋅cu⋅ri⋅al⋅ism

  [mer-kyoor-ee-uh-liz-uhm]
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–noun Pathology.
poisoning by mercury.
Origin:
1820–30; mercurial + -ism
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mer·cu·ri·al·ism   (mər-kyŏŏr'ē-ə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  Poisoning caused by mercury or a compound containing mercury.
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Main Entry: mer·cu·ri·al·ism
Pronunciation: (")m&r-'kyur-E-&-"liz-&m
Function: noun
: chronic poisoning with mercury(as from industrial contacts with the metal or its fumes) called also hydrargyria, hydrargyrism
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mercurialism mer·cu·ri·al·ism (mər-ky&oobreve;r'ē-ə-lĭz'əm)
n.
See mercury poisoning.

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