'Mercuric chloride' definitions:

Definition of 'mercuric chloride'

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noun
A white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative [syn: mercuric chloride, mercury chloride, bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate]

Definition of 'Mercuric chloride'

From: GCIDE
  • Mercuric \Mer*cu"ric\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest proportion. [1913 Webster]
  • Mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate. See {mercury bichloride} and Corrosive. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mercuric chloride'

From: GCIDE

Definition of 'mercuric chloride'

From: GCIDE
  • mercury bichloride \mercury bichloride\ n. the compound (HgCl2) consisting of two atoms of chlorine united with one atom of mercury. Also called {bichloride of mercury}, mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate, and mercury perchloride. It is used as "a topical antiseptic and disinfectant for inanimate objects". --Stedman's 25th [PJC]

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