mercury chloride

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsmercuric chloridebichloride of mercurycorrosive sublimate

   Broadersublimate

Questions about mercury chloride

What does mercury chloride mean?

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

What is another word for mercury chloride?

Close synonyms include mercuric 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.