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calomel [ˈkæləˌmɛl -məl] n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless tasteless powder consisting chiefly of mercurous chloride, used medicinally, esp as a cathartic. Formula: Hg2Cl2 [perhaps from New Latin calomelas (unattested), literally: beautiful black (perhaps so named because it was originally sublimed from a black mixture of mercury and mercuric chloride), from Greek kalos beautiful + melas black] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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