Word of the Day: Methylmercury

Today's word comes from the study on the hazards and benefits of seafood.

methylmercury(meth-l-'MER-ky-rEE)noun: Any of various toxic compounds of mercury containing the complex CH3Hg that often occur as pollutants formed as industrial by-products or pesticide residues, tend to accumulate in living organisms (as fish) especially in higher levels of a food chain, are rapidly and easily absorbed through the human intestinal wall, and cause neurological dysfunction in humans.