Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate. See {Corrosive}.

Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.)
   A binary compound of chlorine with another element or
   radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt).

   {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.

Source : 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}]