bichloride of mercury

American

noun

Chemistry.

mercuric chloride.

bichloride of mercury British

noun

another name for mercuric chloride

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Etymology

Origin of bichloride of mercury

First recorded in 1800–10

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bichloride of mercury

Copious dressings of weak bichloride of mercury solution will then promote healing.

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He bought some bichloride of mercury tablets for an antiseptic footwash.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is small excuse for having bichloride of mercury tablets around the house nowadays as an antiseptic.

From Time Magazine Archive

He also published his method of bleaching positives and intensifying negatives with bichloride of mercury.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by John Werge

No. 1, bichloride of mercury, 2 parts; water, 100 parts.

From Harper's Round Table, August 13, 1895 by Various

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