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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:

Sublimate \Sub"li*mate\, n. [LL. sublimatum.] (Chem.) A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained. [1913 Webster] Corrosive sublimate. (Chem.) mercuric chloride. See Corrosive sublimate under Corrosive. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Corrosive \Cor*ro"sive\ (k?r-r?"s?v), a. [Cf. F. corrosif.] 1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. "Corrosive liquors." --Grew. "Corrosive famine." --Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the quality of fretting or vexing. [1913 Webster] Care is no cure, but corrosive. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Corrosive sublimate (Chem.), mercuric chloride, HgCl2; so called because obtained by sublimation, and because of its harsh irritating action on the body tissue. Usually it is in the form of a heavy, transparent, crystalline substance, easily soluble, and of an acrid, burning taste. It is a virulent poison, a powerful antiseptic, and an excellent antisyphilitic; called also mercuric bichloride. It is to be carefully distinguished from calomel, the mild chloride of mercury. [1913 Webster]
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):

corrosive sublimate 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]