mercurialize

English

Etymology

From mercurial +‎ -ize.

Verb

mercurialize (third-person singular simple present mercurializes, present participle mercurializing, simple past and past participle mercurialized)

  1. (chemistry, transitive) To treat with mercury (the metal).
  2. (obsolete, medicine) To treat with a mercury ointment.

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