zinc chloride

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous solid, ZnCl 2 , used chiefly as a wood preservative, as a disinfectant and antiseptic, and in the manufacture of vulcanized fiber, parchment paper, and soldering fluxes.

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zinc chloride British  

noun

1. Also called: butter of zinc.  a white odourless soluble poisonous granular solid used in manufacturing parchment paper and vulcanized fibre and in preserving wood. It is also a soldering flux, embalming agent, and a medical astringent and antiseptic. Formula: ZnCl 2

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zinc chloride Scientific  

1. A white, water-soluble crystalline compound used as a wood preservative, as a soldering flux, and for a variety of industrial purposes, including the manufacture of cements and paper parchment. Chemical formula: ZnCl ₂ .

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Etymology

Origin of zinc chloride

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The textiles are placed in a zinc chloride solution and within one hour everything is transformed into a gooey mass.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

It requires a quite simple salt -- zinc chloride -- which dissolves in water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Surgeons, undertakers and others began performing rudimentary embalming of soldiers using arsenic, zinc chloride or other ingredients.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2019

In these later years cotton is dissolved in a suitable solvent such as a solution of zinc chloride and this material is forced through a small diamond die.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

When a solution of zinc chloride is slowly evaporated a salt of the composition ZnCl2·H2O crystallizes out.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William