bichloride of mercury
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bichloride of mercury
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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He bought some bichloride of mercury tablets for an antiseptic footwash.
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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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Copious dressings of weak bichloride of mercury solution will then promote healing.
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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
Later on, bichloride of mercury was found to be a better insecticide.
From History of the Division of Medical Sciences United States National Museum Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 43, 1964 by Hamarneh, Sami Khalaf
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