bichloride
- n a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
- Another compound (mercuric bichloride) is a corrosive poison (PTI, March 7).
- Poisons such as potassium cyanide and bichloride of mercury inactivated but did not kill itin other words, like protein, it regained activity after the poison was removed.
- There is small excuse for having bichloride of mercury tablets around the house nowadays as an antiseptic.