Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also
dichloride . - noun mercuric chloride; -- sometimes called
corrosive sublimate .
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- noun chemistry A
dichloride .
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- noun a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
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Examples
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"Indeed, for a long period mercurial compounds, such as bichloride of mercury, headed the list of chemical which were thought to be effective in the killing of microorganisms," it said.
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When Roger's first wife found out, he decided to go back to her, causing Ida to despair, poison her two children and attempt suicide with bichloride of mercury.
History in a Starbucks: 38 Park Row Brooks of Sheffield 2008
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The injected drug, which was known as double bichloride of gold, was actually a mixture of low doses of chemicals such as atropine, which could give patients nausea if they drank alcohol.
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A month later, after trying to kill herself by ingesting bichloride of mercury tablets, Oberholtzer died of blood poisoning related to infected bite wounds Stephenson had inflicted on her breasts.
Getting Open Tom Graham 2006
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A month later, after trying to kill herself by ingesting bichloride of mercury tablets, Oberholtzer died of blood poisoning related to infected bite wounds Stephenson had inflicted on her breasts.
Getting Open Tom Graham 2006
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A month later, after trying to kill herself by ingesting bichloride of mercury tablets, Oberholtzer died of blood poisoning related to infected bite wounds Stephenson had inflicted on her breasts.
Getting Open Tom Graham 2006
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A month later, after trying to kill herself by ingesting bichloride of mercury tablets, Oberholtzer died of blood poisoning related to infected bite wounds Stephenson had inflicted on her breasts.
Getting Open Tom Graham 2006
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Other current eBay offerings include auctions for cyanide (starting price: $10) and mercury bichloride ($10).
EBay's Poison Pill Evan Hessel 2006
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A month later, after trying to kill herself by ingesting bichloride of mercury tablets, Oberholtzer died of blood poisoning related to infected bite wounds Stephenson had inflicted on her breasts.
Getting Open Tom Graham 2006
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A month later, after trying to kill herself by ingesting bichloride of mercury tablets, Oberholtzer died of blood poisoning related to infected bite wounds Stephenson had inflicted on her breasts.
Getting Open Tom Graham 2006
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