Advertisement
Advertisement
mercuric chloride
noun
, Chemistry.
- a white, crystalline, water-soluble, strongly acrid, highly poisonous solid, HgCl 2 , prepared by sublimation of chlorine with mercury, and used chiefly as an antiseptic.
mercuric chloride
noun
- a white poisonous soluble crystalline substance used as a pesticide, antiseptic, and preservative for wood. Formula: HgCl 2 Systematic namemercury(II) chloride Also calledbichloride of mercurycorrosive sublimate
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of mercuric chloride1
First recorded in 1870–75
Discover More
Example Sentences
On addition of a solution of mercuric chloride to the red filtrate, a brown flocculent precipitate was formed.
From Project Gutenberg
According to Personne mercuric chloride is not volatilised from boiling solutions when alkaline chlorides are present.
From Project Gutenberg
Pour solution of mercuric chloride on mercury and explain what happens.
From Project Gutenberg
Add more of the mercuric chloride (a little at a time) until a permanent precipitate is again formed.
From Project Gutenberg
The negative is developed in the ordinary manner, intensified by mercuric chloride, and varnished.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse