MERCURIC CHLORIDE


Meaning of MERCURIC CHLORIDE in English

Chem.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble, strongly acrid, highly poisonous solid, HgCl 2 , prepared by sublimation of chlorine with mercury, and used chiefly as an antiseptic. Also called bichloride of mercury, mercury bichloride .

[ 1870-75 ]

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