1. treating or combining with mercury or a mercury compound
Usage: technical; chemistry; present participle of mercurate
2. adding mercury to a marine engine fuel to improve combustion and reduce corrosion
Usage: nautical; automotive; present participle of mercurate

Examples

• The chemist was mercurating the organic compound to create a new derivative.
• Mercurating fuel additives were once commonly used in boat engines.
• The process of mercurating the solution required careful handling of toxic materials.
• Modern engines no longer require mercurating due to improved fuel formulations.
• The laboratory technician spent the afternoon mercurating samples for the experiment.