Meanings
- obsoleteuncountablechemistrymercuric chloride
Various substances act by entering into combination, and the divellent tendencies of the affinities of the constituents of those substances are overcome, among those are corrosive sublimate, copperas, tannin, wood, vinegar and creosotte.
1847, editorial staff, “Preserving Animal Substances”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 80
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch sublimaat
- sublimaatNon-systematic name for HgCl2
Italian sublimato corrosivo
- sublimato corrosivoNon-systematic name for HgCl2
Romanian sublimat corosiv
- sublimat corosivNon-systematic name for HgCl2
Cite this entry
corrosive sublimate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrosive%20sublimate
“corrosive sublimate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrosive%20sublimate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corrosive sublimate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrosive%20sublimate.
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