calomel

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Definitions

noun

Mercurous chloride Hg2Cl2, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis

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Synonyms

mercurous chloride gr sublimed mercuric chloride ethylmercury methylmercury chloromercurial corrosive sublimate hexachlorothallate mercurial methyl mercury chlorometalate ethyl mercury metachloral chalcohalide dimethylmercury

Associated

teething electrode chloride opium mercury toxic fever compound rush solution medicine reference

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