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Definition of Mercurials
1. mercurial [n] - See also: mercurial
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercurials
Literary usage of Mercurials
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1878)
"Chlorate of Potash and mercurials.—I notice Dr. JL Morrow, of Pittsburg, Pa.,
... It would appear that the alkali and mercurials were incompatible, ..."
2. The History, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Fevers of the United States by Elisha Bartlett (1852)
"mercurials. f careful not to espouse opinions of an exclusive, partisan, ...
mercurials. By the mercurial treatment of yellow fever, I mean the use of ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1868)
"The author stated that, although much hail been written regarding the functions
of the liver, and the action upon it of mercurials, very little exact ..."
4. The Pathology and treatment of venereal diseases: Including the Results of by Freeman Josiah Bumstead (1870)
"mercurials. — Mercury came into general use in the treatment of syphilis within
fifty years after the appearance of the Italian epidemic,1 and, ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1869)
"A Case of Sporadic Cholera terminating fatally by Suppression of Urine; with some
Remarks on the Action of mercurials on the Liver. ..."
6. Ocular Therapeutics by Armand Darier (1903)
"Mercurial medication ; its importance, and the abuses to which it has been
put.—Different ways of administering mercurials : mercurial ..."