methylmercury

See also: methyl mercury

English

Etymology

From methyl +‎ mercury.

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

Translations

a bioaccumulative organometallic cation

• French: méthylmercure (fr) m
• Polish: metylortęć (pl) f
• Portuguese: metilmercúrio m