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 mercury bichloride \mercury bichloride\ n. the compound (HgCl2) consisting of two atoms of chlorine united with one atom of mercury. Also called bichloride of mercury , mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate, and mercury perchloride. It is used as “a topical antiseptic and disinfectant for inanimate objects”. --Stedman's 25th [PJC]