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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative;
[syn: mercuric chloride, mercury chloride, bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

mercury bichloride \mercury bichloride\ n. the compound (HgCl2) consisting of two atoms of chlorine united with one atom of mercury. Also called bichloride of mercury, mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate, and mercury perchloride. It is used as "a topical antiseptic and disinfectant for inanimate objects". --Stedman's 25th [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bichloride \Bi*chlo"ride\, n. [Pref. bi- + chloride.] (Chem.) A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also dichloride. [1913 Webster] Bichloride of mercury, mercuric chloride; -- sometimes called corrosive sublimate. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bichloride of mercury n 1: a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative [syn: mercuric chloride, mercury chloride, bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate]