bichloride of mercury
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bichloride of mercury
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Copious dressings of weak bichloride of mercury solution will then promote healing.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Two nail brushes for doctor’s use only; should be boiled before and after using and kept in a weak solution of bichloride of mercury, or lysol, in a glass jar.
From Rules and regulations governing maternity hospitals and homes ... September, 1922 by California. State Board of Charities and Corrections
I take a saturated solution of bichloride of mercury in hydrochloric acid, and add of this one to six parts of water.
From Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
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