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CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corrosive sublimate mean?
• CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE (noun)
The noun CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE has 1 sense:
1. a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
Familiarity information: CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
bichloride of mercury; corrosive sublimate; mercuric chloride; mercury chloride
Hypernyms ("corrosive sublimate" is a kind of...):
sublimate (the product of vaporization of a solid)
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"Rudeness knows no sweat of shame." (Arabic proverb)
"Trust yourself and your horse." (Croatian proverb)