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calomel
[ kal-uh-mel, -muhl ]
noun
Pharmacology.
- a white, tasteless powder, Hg 2 Cl 2 , used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide.
calomel
/ -məl; ˈkæləˌmɛl /
noun
- a colourless tasteless powder consisting chiefly of mercurous chloride, used medicinally, esp as a cathartic. Formula: Hg 2 Cl 2
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of calomel1
1670–80; < New Latin calomelas coined from Greek 첹ó ( s ) fair + é black; allegedly so called because its original preparation involved turning black powder into white
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of calomel1
C17: 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
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Example Sentences
The chemical — along with a less potent, but still toxic, form of mercury known as calomel — is also a key ingredient in skin-lightening products.
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Severe cases of flu required a severe laxative like calomel, which is made with mercury chloride.
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If "mercurous chloride," "calomel," "mercuric," "mercurio" or "mercury" is listed on the label, stop using the product immediately.
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Eliza was more concerned about the dwindling supply of medicines, the mercury and calomel.
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To ease the dying man, he administered a dose of calomel and placed loaves of hot bread around his body.
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