ethylmercury
C2H5Hg+. Ethylmercury is a cation that forms organic mercury
compounds such as ethylmercury chloride and ethylmercury urea. Thimerosal is
also an ethylmercury salt: sodium ethylmercuric thiosalicylate. The term
'ethylmercury' is sometimes used as a generic term to describe ethylmercury
compounds.
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