bichloride of mercury
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bichloride of mercury
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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There is small excuse for having bichloride of mercury tablets around the house nowadays as an antiseptic.
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He bought some bichloride of mercury tablets for an antiseptic footwash.
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Copious dressings of weak bichloride of mercury solution will then promote healing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Occasional cures are affected�in Hawaii, with Chaulmoogra oil; in the U. S. with injections of bichloride of mercury, with arsenic; X-ray treatment affects temporary relief.
From Time Magazine Archive
Treatment.—The wound or swelling should be cauterized and a solution of carbolic acid or bichloride of mercury injected around it and applied to its surface.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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