corrosive sublimate


noun

Chemistry Now Rare. mercuric chloride.

Origin of corrosive sublimate

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby corrosive sublimate

Example sentences from the Web for corrosive sublimate

  • Don't waste them; cynicism is worse than corrosive-sublimate.

    Painted Veils |James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for corrosive sublimate

corrosive sublimate

noun

another name for mercuric chloride