mercuric chloride vs mercury chloride

mercuric chloride and mercury chloride both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mercuric chloride	Yes	No	No	No
mercury chloride	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mercuric chloride and mercury chloride are synonyms defined as:

mercuric chloride and mercury chloride: a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative

Other synonyms of mercuric chloride include bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate.

mercuric chloride (noun)	mercury chloride (noun)
a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative	a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative