corrosive sublimate

noun

noun

Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Obsolete mercuric 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:

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