MERCURY BINIODID
\mˈɜːkjʊɹi ba͡ɪnɪˈɒdɪd], \mˈɜːkjʊɹi baɪnɪˈɒdɪd], \m_ˈɜː_k_j_ʊ_ɹ_i b_aɪ_n_ɪ__ˈɒ_d_ɪ_d]\
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Mercuric iodid, red m. iodid. A substance, Hg2I2, occurring as a brilliant scarlet crystalline powder, devoid of taste and odor, almost insoluble in water, and soluble with difficulty in alcohol. It dissolves in a solution of potassium iodid or of corrosive sublimate. It is used as an alterative in syphilis, in various skin diseases, especially eczema, and in iritis; externally.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
