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  • noun chemistry Any of a group of chemical compounds used as fungicides.

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phenyl +‎ mercury

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  • In the past, an organic mercury compound called phenylmercury was used in some commercial products.

    Public Health Statement for Mercury 2008

  • In the past, an organic mercury compound called phenylmercury was used in some commercial products.

    Mercury 2008

  • Blaylock called flu vaccinations, especially for the elderly, "criminal" because of known substance dangers in them, including methylmercury, phenylmercury, ethylmercury, and aluminum that remain in the nervous system for decades and damage it.

    Early and Current Fears about Vaccine Dangers 2009

  • Blaylock called flu vaccinations, especially for the elderly, "criminal" because of known substance dangers in them, including methylmercury, phenylmercury, ethylmercury, and aluminum that remain in the nervous system for decades and damage it.

    Printing: Early and Current Fears about Vaccine Dangers 2009

  • When pure, most forms of methylmercury and phenylmercury are white crystalline solids.

    Public Health Statement for Mercury 2008

  • Children who breathe metallic/elemental mercury vapors, eat foods or other substances containing phenylmercury or inorganic mercury salts, or use mercury-containing skin ointments for an extended period may develop a disorder known as acrodynia, or pink disease.

    Public Health Statement for Mercury 2008

  • Rats and mice that received organic mercury (methylmercury or phenylmercury) in their drinking water or feed for most of their lives had an increased incidence of cancer of the kidney, but this affected only the males that received the highest amount of mercury given (not the females).

    Public Health Statement for Mercury 2008

  • When pure, most forms of methylmercury and phenylmercury are white crystalline solids.

    Mercury 2008

  • Animals exposed orally to long-term, high levels of methylmercury or phenylmercury in laboratory studies experienced damage to the kidneys, stomach, and large intestine; changes in blood pressure and heart rate; adverse effects on the developing fetus, sperm, and male reproductive organs; and increases in the number of spontaneous abortions and stillbirths.

    Public Health Statement for Mercury 2008

  • Like the inorganic mercury compounds, both methylmercury and phenylmercury exist as "salts" (for example, methylmercuric chloride or phenylmercuric acetate).

    Public Health Statement for Mercury 2008

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