mercuric chloride

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, strongly acrid, highly poisonous solid, HgCl 2 , prepared by sublimation of chlorine with mercury, and used chiefly as an antiseptic.

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mercuric chloride British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of mercuric chloride

First recorded in 1870–75

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mercuric chloride

Double salts of cerous chloride with stannic chloride, mercuric chloride, and platinic chloride are also known.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

When cold, add rapidly about 30 cc. of mercuric chloride solution.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Henry P. Talbot

It is true that mercuric chloride is very effective, but I cannot think of a single modern reason to use it.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Montagu Browne

Cuprous chloride, CuCl or Cu2Cl2, was obtained by Robert Boyle by heating copper with mercuric chloride.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

Bichloride of mercury, mercuric chloride; Ð sometimes called corrosive sublimate.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster