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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
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
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