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Calomel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A colorless, white or brown tasteless compound, Hg2Cl2, used as a purgative and insecticide. Also called mercurous chloride.

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n. mercurous chloride Hg2Cl2

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Hemi-, sub-, or protochlorid of mercury, or mercurous chlorid, Hg2Cl2.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic

Word Usage

"In the nineteenth century, a mercury compound called calomel was used to treat everything from tuberculosis and parasites to toothaches and constipation."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

chloride

Variant

horn quicksilver

Form

calomel electrode

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