"methylmercury" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: methylmercuries [plural]
Etymology: From methyl + mercury. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|methyl|mercury}} methyl + mercury Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} methylmercury (countable and uncountable, plural methylmercuries)
  1. (chemical compound) The organometallic cation CH₃Hg⁺; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds Wikipedia link: methylmercury Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mercury (element), Organic compounds Translations (a bioaccumulative organometallic cation): méthylmercure [masculine] (French), metylortęć [feminine] (Polish), metilmercúrio [masculine] (Portuguese)

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