Assertion: mercury's compound | /r/ObjectUse | used in medicine
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text: Mercury and its compounds have been used in medicine, although they are much less common today than they once were, now that the toxic effects of mercury and its compounds are more widely understood.
text: Various compounds of mercury are used in medicine, dentistry, cosmetics (mascara) and also in agriculture to make fungicides.
text: Many mercury-containing compounds were once used in medicines.