phenylmercuric acetate
noun
: a crystalline salt C8H8HgO2 made by reaction of benzene with acetate of bivalent mercury in alcoholic solution and used chiefly as a fungicide and herbicide
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“Phenylmercuric acetate.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/phenylmercuric%20acetate. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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