Found 2 items, similar to Corrosive sublimate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: corrosive sublimate corrosive sublimate n : 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 ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Corrosive sublimate 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] 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]