corrosive sublimate

noun

: mercuric chloride

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First Known Use

circa 1747, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of corrosive sublimate was circa 1747

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corrosive sublimate

noun

: a poisonous chloride of mercury used to kill germs and fungi and in photography

Medical Definition

corrosive sublimate

noun

: mercuric chloride

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corrosive sublimate

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