Assertion: mercury's compound | /r/ObjectUse | used as preservative
Facets:
value: commonly
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Other compounds of mercury, like phenylmercury acetate and ethylmercury, have been commonly used as fungicides, preservatives, antiseptics (e.g., Mercurochrome, a trade name of the antiseptic merbromin) or disinfectants.