| Synonyms: |
bichlorure de mercure,
chlorure mercurique,
ClHgCl,
corrosive mercury chloride,
corrosive sublimate,
dichloromercury,
dichlorure de mercure,
HgCl2,
hydrargyrum bichloratum,
mercuric bichloride,
Mercuric chloride,
mercury bichloride,
mercury dichloride,
mercury perchloride,
mercury(2+) chloride,
Mercury(II) chloride,
perchloride of mercury,
Quecksilber(II)-chlorid,
Sublimat,
sublimate,
Sulema
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| Definition: |
A mercury coordination entity made up of linear triatomic molecules in which a mercury atom is bonded to two chlorines. Water-soluble, it is highly toxic. Once used in a wide variety of applications, including preserving wood and anatomical specimens, embalming and disinfecting, as an intensifier in photography, as a mordant for rabbit and beaver furs, and freeing gold from lead, its use has markedly declined as less toxic alternatives have been developed. |