Definition of Mercurous chloride

1. Noun. A tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic.

Exact synonyms: Calomel
Substance meronyms: Black Lotion, Blackwash
Terms within: Atomic Number 80, Hg, Hydrargyrum, Mercury, Quicksilver
Generic synonyms: Chloride

Medical Definition of Mercurous chloride

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercurous Chloride

mercurified
mercurifies
mercurify
mercurifying
mercuriocyclization
mercuriocyclizations
mercurism
mercurisms
mercuroan
mercurochrome
mercurocuprate
mercurocuprates
mercurophen
mercurophylline sodium
mercurous
mercurous chloride (current term)
mercurous iodide
mercury
mercury-vapor lamp
mercury-vapour lamp
mercury arc
mercury barometer
mercury bichloride
mercury biniodide
mercury cell
mercury chloride
mercury compounds
mercury deutoiodide

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