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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the compound (HgCl2) consisting of two atoms of chlorine united with one atom of mercury. Also called
bichloride of mercury ,mercuric chloride ,corrosive sublimate , andmercury perchloride . It is used as “a topical antiseptic and disinfectant for inanimate objects”.
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