'mercury bichloride' definitions:
Definition of 'mercury bichloride'
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]