zinc chloride

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous solid, ZnCl 2 , 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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zinc chloride British  

noun

1. Also called: butter of zinc.  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

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zinc chloride Scientific  

1. 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: ZnCl ₂ .

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Etymology

Origin of zinc chloride

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The textiles are placed in a zinc chloride solution and within one hour everything is transformed into a gooey mass.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

It requires a quite simple salt -- zinc chloride -- which dissolves in water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Surgeons, undertakers and others began performing rudimentary embalming of soldiers using arsenic, zinc chloride or other ingredients.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2019

The flask is shaken occasionally and the action allowed to continue for twenty minutes, then 10 grams of dry granular zinc chloride are added, the flask shaken and again allowed to stand for twenty minutes.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

Of the various preservative processes, those using coal tar creosote and zinc chloride have proved most efficient.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William