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Methylmercury vs Dimethylmercury - What's the difference?

methylmercury | dimethylmercury |

As nouns the difference between methylmercury and dimethylmercury

is that methylmercury is the organometallic cation CH3Hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds while dimethylmercury is the organometallic compound of mercury (CH3)2Hg that is a dangerous neurotoxin.

methylmercury

English

Noun

(wikipedia methylmercury) (methylmercuries)
  • (chemistry) The organometallic cation CH3Hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds

    • dimethylmercury

    English

    (wikipedia dimethylmercury)

    Noun

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  • (organic compound) The organometallic compound of mercury (CH3)2Hg that is a dangerous neurotoxin