mercuric chloride

1. 1.

   a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative

   Synonymsmercury chloridebichloride of mercurycorrosive sublimate

   Broadersublimate

Questions about mercuric chloride

What does mercuric chloride mean?

mercuric chloride means "a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative".

What is another word for mercuric chloride?

Close synonyms include mercury chloride, bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.