mercurialism

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mercurialism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  mercurialism \mer*cu"ri*al*ism\, n. [Mercurial + -ism.] (Med.)
     The syndrome produced by poisoning due to exposure to
     mercury, it fumes, or its compounds; mercury poisoning.
     Such exposure may occur in mining or smelting, or in using
     mercurial compounds.
     [1913 Webster]