mercuric chloride

noun

The salt of mercury and hydrochloric acid, HgCl₂

Similar
corrosive sublimatemercury chloridebichloride of mercury
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Meanings

nounmercuric chloride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe salt of mercury and hydrochloric acid, HgCl₂

    Synonyms: corrosive sublimate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe salt of mercury and hydrochloric acid, HgCl₂

Similar
corrosive sublimate

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
mercury chloridebichloride of mercurycorrosive sublimate
Broader
sublimate
Also see
corrosive sublimate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hungarian higany(II)-klorid
  • higany(II)-kloridHgCl2
Romanian clorură mercurică
  • clorură mercuricăHgCl2
Russian сулема́
  • сулема́ (sulemá)HgCl2
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“mercuric chloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercuric%20chloride. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mercuric chloride,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercuric%20chloride.

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