See Also: mercuric oxide(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Mercuric(medicine)
mercuric(dictionary)
mercuric reductase(medicine)
mercuric iodide(medicine)
mercuric oleate(medicine)
mercuric salicylate(medicine)
Mercuric chloride(medicine)
ammoniated mercuric chloride(medicine)

mercuric oxide (medicine)


mercuric oxide


The red precipitate of HgO; it has been used externally as an antiseptic in chronic skin diseases and fungus infections.

The yellow precipitate of HgO; used externally as an antiseptic in the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the eyelids and the conjunctivae.