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noun
Mercurous chloride Hg2Cl2, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mercurous chloride
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chloride
History
From French calomel.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
