mercuric chloride
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, strongly acrid, highly poisonous solid, HgCl2, prepared by sublimation of chlorine with mercury, and used chiefly as an antiseptic.
Origin of mercuric chloride
1- Also called bichloride of mercury, mercury bichloride.
Words Nearby mercuric chloride
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How to use mercuric chloride in a sentence
On addition of a solution of mercuric chloride to the red filtrate, a brown flocculent precipitate was formed.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeAccording to Personne mercuric chloride is not volatilised from boiling solutions when alkaline chlorides are present.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerPour solution of mercuric chloride on mercury and explain what happens.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerAdd more of the mercuric chloride (a little at a time) until a permanent precipitate is again formed.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe negative is developed in the ordinary manner, intensified by mercuric chloride, and varnished.
British Dictionary definitions for mercuric chloride
a white poisonous soluble crystalline substance used as a pesticide, antiseptic, and preservative for wood. Formula: HgCl 2: Systematic name: mercury(II) chloride Also called: bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate
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