1. A chemical compound containing both organic groups and mercury atoms bonded together.
Usage: technical; chemistry

1. Of, relating to, or containing both organic groups and mercury.
Usage: technical; chemistry

Examples

• Organomercurial compounds were once used in agriculture as fungicides.
• The chemist synthesized a new organomercurial derivative for the research project.
• Organomercurial pesticides have been largely phased out due to environmental and health concerns.
• The organomercurial structure contains a carbon-mercury bond.
• Researchers studied the toxicity of organomercurial substances in laboratory conditions.