mercarbide

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mercarbide (uncountable)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) A polymeric organomercury compound, (7,11-dimercurio-1,5,9-trioxa-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexamercuracyclododec-3-yl)mercury;trihydrate, that functions as a catalyst in ethoxylation reactions