Found 2 items, similar to Mercuric chloride.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mercuric chloride mercuric chloride n : a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative [syn: mercury chloride, bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mercuric chloride 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] 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]