methylmercury
noun
methylmercury is spelled M-E-T-H-Y-L-M-E-R-C-U-R-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, methylmercury means “The organometallic cation CH₃Hg⁺; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of methylmercury is methylmercuries.
How many letters and syllables are in methylmercury?
| Letters | 13: M-E-T-H-Y-L-M-E-R-C-U-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is methylmercury?
Methylmercury appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of methylmercury
- methylmercuries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does methylmercury mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The organometallic cation CH₃Hg⁺; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Methylmercury in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a bioaccumulative organometallic cation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | méthylmercure |
| Portuguese | metilmercúrio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does methylmercury come from?
From methyl + mercury.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).