Mercuric Chloride

Corrosive Sublimate; HgCl2; Mercuric Perchloride; Mercury Bichloride; Mercury Perchloride; Sublimate; Bichloride, Mercury; Chloride, Mercuric; Dichloride, Mercury; Perchloride, Mercuric; Perchloride, Mercury; Sublimate, Corrosive
Mercury chloride (HgCl2). A highly toxic compound that volatizes slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees C. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant.