Definition of Calomel
Cal´o`mel
Pronunciation:
kăl´ô`mĕl
n.
1.
(Chem.)
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
.
Related Words
atomic
number
80
,
black
lotion
,
blackwash
,
chloride
,
Hg
,
hydrargyrum
,
mercurous
chloride
,
mercury
,
quicksilver
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