Mercuric Chloride
"Mercuric Chloride" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Mercury chloride (HgCl2). A highly toxic compound that volatizes slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees C. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant.
| Descriptor ID |
D008627
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.210.450.150.525 D01.538.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Mercuric Chloride- Mercuric Chloride
- Chloride, Mercuric
- Corrosive Sublimate
- Sublimate, Corrosive
- Mercury Perchloride
- Perchloride, Mercury
- Mercuric Perchloride
- Perchloride, Mercuric
- Sublimate
- Mercury Dichloride
- Dichloride, Mercury
- Mercury Bichloride
- Bichloride, Mercury
- HgCl2
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