mercuric adjective3 •Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2. •(rare) Mercurial (of people).I was the least mercuric, the most sedentary of the three, and my poor eyesight made me an indifferent athlete, though I fenced well and even got my blue for it. — 1978 •(no longer used) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
