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Definition of ammoniated mercury
: a heavy white odorless amorphous compound NH2HgCl obtained by treating a solution of mercuric chloride with excess of ammonia and used in external treatment of skin diseases and to destroy lice
— called also white precipitate
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The first known use of ammoniated mercury was in 1836
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