Bichloride of mercury

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bichloride of mercury
    n 1: 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}, {corrosive sublimate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bichloride \Bi*chlo"ride\, n. [Pref. bi- + chloride.] (Chem.)
   A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or
   more atoms of another element; -- called also {dichloride}.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Bichloride of mercury}, mercuric chloride; -- sometimes
      called {corrosive sublimate}.
      [1913 Webster]

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