mercuric chloride 
【化】 氯化汞
mercuric chloride[ noun ]
a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
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Mercuric \Mer*cu"ric\, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing
mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which
this element enters in its lowest proportion.
{Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate. See {mercury
bichloride} and {Corrosive}.
Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.)
A binary compound of chlorine with another element or
radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt).
{Chloride of ammonium}, sal ammoniac.
{Chloride of lime}, bleaching powder; a grayish white
substance, {CaOCl2}, used in bleaching and disinfecting;
-- called more properly {calcium hypochlorite}. See
{Hypochlorous acid}, under {Hypochlorous}.
{Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate.
mercury bichloride \mercury bichloride\ n.
the compound ({HgCl2}) consisting of two atoms of chlorine
united with one atom of mercury. Also called {bichloride of
mercury}, {mercuric chloride}, {corrosive sublimate}, and
{mercury perchloride}. It is used as ``a topical antiseptic
and disinfectant for inanimate objects''. --Stedman's 25th
[PJC]