zinc chloride
a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous solid, ZnCl2, used chiefly as a wood preservative, as a disinfectant and antiseptic, and in the manufacture of vulcanized fiber, parchment paper, and soldering fluxes.
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Muriatic acid may be used for zinc or galvanized iron without the addition of the zinc, as described in making zinc chloride.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting | Harold P. ManlyA weak solution of zinc chloride is also said to be an effectual banisher of these pests.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 | Barkham BurroughsIt is easily broken down by many substances (aluminium chloride, zinc chloride, &c.) into ethyl chloride and carbon dioxide.
Cotton and linen are scarcely dissolved at all by a solution of basic zinc chloride.
The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing | Watson SmithOf the various preservative processes, those using coal tar creosote and zinc chloride have proved most efficient.
Handwork in Wood | William Noyes
British Dictionary definitions for zinc chloride
a white odourless soluble poisonous granular solid used in manufacturing parchment paper and vulcanized fibre and in preserving wood. It is also a soldering flux, embalming agent, and a medical astringent and antiseptic. Formula: ZnCl 2: Also called: butter of zinc
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Scientific definitions for zinc chloride
A white, water-soluble crystalline compound used as a wood preservative, as a soldering flux, and for a variety of industrial purposes, including the manufacture of cements and paper parchment. Chemical formula: ZnCl2.
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