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corrosive sublimate

noun

  1. Chemistry Now Rare. mercuric chloride.


corrosive sublimate

noun

  1. another name for mercuric chloride
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corrosive sublimate1

First recorded in 1700–10
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“It has been proven that the devil has sulphuric properties and this is just a little corrosive sublimate.â€

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To preserve from insects, the plants, after mounting, are often brushed over with a liquid formed by the solution of � ℔. each of corrosive sublimate and carbolic acid in 1 gallon of methylated spirits.

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Dissolve one grain of bi-chloride of mercury—corrosive sublimate—in two ounces of water; and give one-half ounce of the water, or one-eighth of a grain of corrosive sublimate, daily, in two doses.

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Delafond called croup into existence by the use of ammonia, oxygen, chlorine, corrosive sublimate, arsenic, and sulphuric acid.

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Structures not unlike these have been artificially induced by exposure to particular lights, and also by painting spots with dilute corrosive sublimate, indicating that poisons may impel the epidermis cells to grow out abnormally.

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