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Noun: corrosive sublimate
  1. A white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide, antiseptic or wood preservative
    - mercuric chloride, mercury chloride, bichloride of mercury

Derived forms: corrosive sublimates

Type of: sublimate

Encyclopedia: Corrosive sublimate