mercury chloride vs mercuric chloride

mercury chloride and mercuric chloride both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

mercury chloride (noun)	mercuric 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