HyperDic: calomel

English > 1 sense of the word calomel:
NOUNsubstancecalomel, mercurous chloridea tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
English > calomel: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic.
Synonymmercurous chloride
BroaderchlorideAny compound containing a chlorine atom
Substance ofblackwash, black lotionA mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
Substancesmercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element
Spanishcalomelanos, calomel, cloruro de mercurio
Catalancalomelanos, calomelans, clorur mercuriós

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