CALOMEL

calomel, mercurous chloride

(noun) a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

calomel (countable and uncountable, plural calomels)

(inorganic compound) mercurous chloride Hg2Cl2, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis

Anagrams

• Comella

Source: Wiktionary


Cal"o*mel, n. Etym: [Gr. calomélas.] (Chem.)

Definition: Mild chloride of mercury, Hg

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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