The Collaborative International Dictionary
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
Wiktionary
mercuric chloride
n. (context inorganic compound English) The salt of mercury and hydrochloric acid, HgCl2
WordNet
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]