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bichloride of mercury

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.

   {Bichloride of mercury}, mercuric chloride; -- sometimes
      called {corrosive sublimate}.

Source : 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}]
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