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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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