The Collaborative International Dictionary
bichloride of mercury
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
WordNet
bichloride of mercury
n. a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative [syn: mercuric chloride, mercury chloride, corrosive sublimate]
Usage examples of "bichloride of mercury".
He would have to inject the thigh with a cavity fluid before he started, then wash her with bichloride of mercury.