mercury perchloride

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mercury perchloride - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  mercury bichloride \mercury bichloride\ n.
     the compound (HgCl2) consisting of two atoms of chlorine
     united with one atom of mercury. Also called bichloride of mercury
     , mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate, and
     mercury perchloride. It is used as "a topical antiseptic
     and disinfectant for inanimate objects". --Stedman's 25th
     [PJC]