Definitions for "Ethylmercury"
An organic compound containing mercury. The effects of ethylmercury are still being gathered and studied. Because mercury is a known neurotoxin in high dosages, safe exposure levels to all mercury compounds are being established. Ethylmercury is used in the preservative thimerosal.
Ethylmercury (sometimes ethyl mercury) is a cation composed of an ethyl group and a mercury atom; its chemical formula is C2H5Hg+. The term 'ethylmercury' is sometimes used as a generic term to describe organomercury compounds which include ethylmercury such as ethylmercury chloride and ethylmercury urea. The CAS registry number for ethylmercury chloride is .