white precipitate (English, noun)
expansion: white precipitate (uncountable)
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topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A heavy white amorphous powder (NH₂.HgCl) obtained by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride or corrosive sublimate; amido-mercuric chloride.
tags: obsolete
uncountable
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal ammoniac.
tags: obsolete
uncountable
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