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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:

Mercuric \Mer*cu"ric\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest proportion. [1913 Webster] Mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate. See mercury bichloride and Corrosive. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt). [1913 Webster] Chloride of ammonium, sal ammoniac. Chloride of lime, bleaching powder; a grayish white substance, CaOCl2, used in bleaching and disinfecting; -- called more properly calcium hypochlorite. See Hypochlorous acid, under Hypochlorous. Mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mercuric chloride 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]