METHYLMERCURY


Meaning of METHYLMERCURY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌme-thəl-ˈmər-kyə-rē, -ˈmər-k(ə-)rē ]

noun

Date: 1915

: any of various toxic compounds of mercury containing the complex CH 3 Hg− that often occur as pollutants which accumulate in living organisms (as fish) especially in higher levels of a food chain

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