noun
: a thiocyanate of mercury ; especially : the crystalline poisonous mercuric compound Hg(SCN) 2 made by precipitation and used chiefly in fireworks — see pharaoh's serpent
noun
: a thiocyanate of mercury ; especially : the crystalline poisonous mercuric compound Hg(SCN) 2 made by precipitation and used chiefly in fireworks — see pharaoh's serpent
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012