Definitions for calomel
ˈkæl əˌmɛl, -məlcalomel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calomel, mercurous chloridenoun

   a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic

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1. calomelnoun

   mercurous chloride HgCl

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calomelnoun

   a chymical word. Mercury six times sublimed.

   Etymology: calomelas,

   He repeated lenient purgatives with calomel, once in three or four days. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

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1. Calomel

   Calomel is a mercury chloride mineral with formula Hg2Cl2 (see mercury(I) chloride). The name derives from Greek kalos (beautiful) and melas (black) because it turns black on reaction with ammonia. This was known to alchemists.Calomel occurs as a secondary mineral which forms as an alteration product in mercury deposits. It occurs with native mercury, amalgam, cinnabar, mercurian tetrahedrite, eglestonite, terlinguaite, montroydite, kleinite, moschelite, kadyrelite, kuzminite, chursinite, kelyanite, calcite, limonite and various clay minerals.The type locality is Moschellandsburg, Alsenz-Obermoschel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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1. calomel

   Calomel is a chemical compound also known by its formal name, mercury(I) chloride. It is a white crystalline substance that is used in medicine as a purgative and antiseptic, particularly in the past. In addition to medical uses, calomel is also utilized in certain types of electrode, where it is employed for voltammetric or potentiometric measurement. Its name comes from the Greek words 'kalos' and 'melas', meaning 'beautiful black', a reference to its reaction when heated. Despite its various uses, calomel is toxic, primarily due to its mercury content.

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1. Calomelnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [Gr. kalo`s beautiful + me`las black. So called from its being white, though made from a black mixture of mercury and corrosive sublimate. Cf. F. calomlas.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calomel

   kal′ō-mel, n. the popular name of one of the compounds of mercury and chlorine, much used in medicine. [Fr. calomel, which Littré derives from Gr. kalos, fair, melas, black.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of calomel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of calomel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=calomel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Calomel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=calomel
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calomel
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calomel
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=calomel