zinc chloride

zinc chlo·ride

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Definitions of zinc chloride words

noun zinc chloride a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous solid, ZnCl 2 , used chiefly as a wood preservative, as a disinfectant and antiseptic, and in the manufacture of vulcanized fiber, parchment paper, and soldering fluxes. 1
noun zinc chloride a white odourless soluble poisonous granular solid used in manufacturing parchment paper and vulcanized fibre and in preserving wood. It is also a soldering flux, embalming agent, and a medical astringent and antiseptic. Formula: ZnCl2 0
noun zinc chloride a white, crystalline powder, ZnCl2, used as a catalyst, wood preservative, antiseptic, etc. and in soldering fluxes, adhesives, parchment paper, embalming fluids, etc. 0
noun zinc chloride (inorganic chemistry) The zinc salt of hydrochloric acid, ZnCl2, a white crystalline solid with a number of industrial applications. 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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