mercuric chloride

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble, strongly acrid, highly poisonous solid, HgCl2, prepared by sublimation of chlorine with mercury, and used chiefly as an antiseptic.

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Also called bichloride of mercury, mercury bichloride.

Origin of mercuric chloride

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby mercuric chloride

mercurial, mercurial barometer, mercurialism, mercurialize, mercuric, mercuric chloride, mercuric oxide, mercuric sulfide, mercuric sulphide, mercurify, mercurize
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British Dictionary definitions for mercuric chloride

mercuric chloride

noun

a white poisonous soluble crystalline substance used as a pesticide, antiseptic, and preservative for wood. Formula: HgCl 2Systematic name: mercury(II) chloride Also called: bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate
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Medical definitions for mercuric chloride

mercuric chloride

n.

A poisonous white crystalline compound used as an antiseptic and a disinfectant.
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