| mercuric | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest proportion. Mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate. See Corrosive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mercuric chloride | <chemical> Mercury chloride (hgcl2). A highly toxic compound that volatises slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees c. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, disinfectants. Chemical name: Mercury chloride (HgCl2) (12 Dec 1998) |
| mercuric iodide | Red HgI2;has been used as an antiseptic and as a disinfectant for inanimate objects. Synonym: mercury biniodide, mercury deutoiodide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercuric oleate | An ointment-like preparation used in parasitic skin diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercuric oxide | The red precipitate of HgO; it has been used externally as an antiseptic in chronic skin diseases and fungus infections. The yellow precipitate of HgO; used externally as an antiseptic in the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the eyelids and the conjunctivae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercuric reductase | <enzyme> Reduces hg2+ to volatile hg, contains fad, requires NADPH Registry number: EC 1.16.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| mercuric salicylate | A powder used externally in the treatment of parasitic and fungus skin diseases. Synonym: mercury subsalicylate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammoniated mercuric chloride | Used in ointment for the treatment of skin diseases. Synonym: ammoniated mercuric chloride, white mercuric precipitate. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| white mercuric precipitate | Used in ointment for the treatment of skin diseases. Synonym: ammoniated mercuric chloride, white mercuric precipitate. (05 Mar 2000) |