Definitions for calomelˈkæl əˌmɛl, -məl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cal•o•melˈkæl əˌmɛl, -məl(n.)
a white, tasteless powder, Hg2Cl2, used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide.
Category: Pharmacology
Ref: Also called mercurous chloride.
Origin of calomel:
1670–80; < NL calomelas
Princeton's WordNet
calomel, mercurous chloride(noun)
a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
Wiktionary
calomel(Noun)
mercurous chloride HgCl
Webster Dictionary
Calomel(noun)
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
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