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Definition of Calomel
1. Noun. A tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic.
Exact synonyms: Mercurous Chloride
Substance meronyms: Black Lotion, Blackwash
Terms within: Atomic Number 80, Hg, Hydrargyrum, Mercury, Quicksilver
Generic synonyms: Chloride
Substance meronyms: Black Lotion, Blackwash
Terms within: Atomic Number 80, Hg, Hydrargyrum, Mercury, Quicksilver
Generic synonyms: Chloride
Definition of Calomel
1. n. Mild chloride of mercury, Hg2Cl2, a heavy, white or yellowish white substance, insoluble and tasteless, much used in medicine as a mercurial and purgative; mercurous chloride. It occurs native as the mineral horn quicksilver.
Definition of Calomel
1. Noun. (inorganic compound) mercurous chloride Hg2Cl2 ¹
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Definition of Calomel
1. a chemical compound used as a purgative [n -S]
Medical Definition of Calomel
1. HgCl;mild mercury chloride; mercury monochloride, protochloride, or subchloride; has been used as an intestinal antiseptic and laxative; replaced by safer agents. Synonym: mercurous chloride, sweet precipitate. Origin: Mediev. L., fr. G. Kalos, beutiful, + melas, black (05 Mar 2000)
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