- Mercuralia
- Mer|cu|ra|lia[...k...] u. Merkuralien [...i̯ən] die (Plur.)<aus gleichbed. nlat. mercuralia zu Mercurium, vgl. ↑Merkur>frühere fachspr. Bez. für Quecksilberpräparate
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Mercuralia
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