bichloride of mercury
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bichloride of mercury
First recorded in 1800–10
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The best practical antiseptic for sanitary purposes is cleanliness; the best disinfectants are heat, bichloride of mercury, sulphate of iron, chloride of zinc, sulphurous acid, chlorine, sunlight, and pure air, and, for yellow fever, cold.
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After anointing, you had better wash your hands carefully in water in which a bichloride of mercury tablet has been dissolved—do not use soap and do not put the bichloride in a metal vessel.
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He also published his method of bleaching positives and intensifying negatives with bichloride of mercury.
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Be careful of the bichloride of mercury, because it is a poison.
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No. 1 is composed of bichloride of mercury, 120 grains; chloride of ammonium, 120 grains; distilled water, 10 ounces.
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