Etymograph

English

alkylmercury

From alkyl + mercury.

A compound of alkyl + mercury

Latin mercurius ‘metallic chemical element, quicksilver’

Middle English mercurie ‘metallic chemical element, quicksilver’

English mercury

Today it means

adj Describing any alkyl organomercury compound

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Etymograph / alkylmercury