Definitions

1. verb

to treat or process something with mercury, especially as a method of extracting gold or silver from ore.

“The alchemist attempted to mercuriate the ore to extract the precious metals.”

2. verb

to convert or transform something into a mercurial substance or state.

“The experiment aims to mercuriate the compound into a liquid form.”

3. noun

a substance or product resulting from mercurial treatment or processing.

“The mercuriate obtained from the experiment showed promising properties.”